Interests
• North America: Canadian and US circulation silver, BoC paper notes, and RCM collector coins
• Europe: Napoleonic French, German States & Empire, and British pre-decimal coinage
• Asia: early Republic of China and Japanese currency
• Others: philately (19th c. Canadian and World), pocket watches (American)
Highlights
1914 Canada $10 Gold (George V)
KM 27 · PCGS MS 65 · Canadian Gold Reserve · One of Canada’s first gold coin issues, struck at Ottawa with the 1868 coat of arms on the reverse.
1872 Japan 10 Yen (Meiji Tsūhō)
Pick 7 · PMG Choice XF 45 · From the first series of Western-style banknotes issued in Japan, this note was printed in Frankfurt during the Meiji Restoration.
1813A France 20 Francs Gold (Napoleon I)
KM 695.1 · NGC AU 50 · Featuring the Emperor wearing a laurel wreath, this coin was minted in Paris as Napoleon fought the War of the Sixth Coalition.
1954 Canada $10 (Elizabeth II)
BC-40b · Legacy 58 PPQ · Serial #RV7000000 · This “modified portrait” note bears a seven million serial number.
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