Collection

• July 21, 2015

  Unpacking the Collection 1

  By: David Bergeron

  
  

  

  In the mid 60s, high denomination notes were in such low circulation that Bank of Canada Governor Louis Rasminsky and the Minister of Finance discussed the possibility of actually dropping the denomination altogether.

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• June 23, 2015

  New Acquisitions

  By: Paul S. Berry

  
  

  

  The Canadian financial system of today is diverse… A little known but once prolific system member was loan and building societies. These firms made loans for the construction or purchase of property against mortgages as collateral.

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• May 21, 2015

  New Acquisitions

  By: Raewyn Passmore

  
  

  

  Everyone loves getting presents, and we’re no exception. We recently received a very exciting donation of 50 silver coins. The collection was purchased in Lima, Peru, at an estate sale in the 1950s.

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• February 26, 2015

  New Acquisitions

  By: Raewyn Passmore

  
  

  

  What do you think of when you think of money? Is it coins? Is it bank notes? Three-hundred years ago people weren’t sure bank notes were really money; it took a long time for them to get used to the idea.

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• December 15, 2014

  New Acquisitions

  By: Raewyn Passmore

  
  

  

  The recent additions to the National Currency Collection described below are from very different parts of the world and are between 1500 and 2500 years old.

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• July 28, 2014

  Becoming a Collector V

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  Suppose you walk into a bar frequented by currency collectors and in an attempt to join in you refer to a ‘planchette’ as a ‘rosette’ (beer mugs hit the tables and the pianist stops playing). This could be pretty humiliating and you’ll probably never be able to go to that bar again, at least not on numismatic night.

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• July 21, 2014

  Becoming a Collector IV

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  Now that you have a grasp of preservation techniques for coins, you might want to familiarize yourself with the finer points of their anatomy. It is all part of your numismatic education and besides, you need to be informed and sound informed when you are buying coins at flea markets or coin fairs.

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• June 6, 2014

  Becoming a Collector III

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  For you as the steward of your collection, your aim is to preserve the items as best as you can by protecting them from further deterioration. The pros call this preservation.

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• May 20, 2014

  Becoming a Collector II

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  So now you’ve decided that collecting currency is far more fascinating than collecting 14th Century Flemish altar paintings and have begun to accumulate some items. Good for you, those paintings are a bother to dust and currency is far easier to take care of.

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• May 12, 2014

  Becoming a Collector I

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  Collecting things is a very common human urge. Be they matchbooks, pop bottles or 17th century Flemish altar paintings, owning large numbers of the same type of thing is a fascinating pastime for many of us.

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