Explore stories from our collection and our economic heritage.
November 15, 2016
A Field Trip to Montréal and the MTM Auction: 2
By: Paul S. Berry
Several parties were bidding on lot #14 until it reached $10,000, at which point the contest was only between me and the gentleman who had underbid the previous lot.
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November 2, 2016
A Field Trip to Montréal and the MTM Auction: 1
By: Paul S. Berry
The sale room was a hive of activity. About 20 people sat at tables scrutinizing lots, heads bent down with magnifying glasses pressed close to their faces.
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September 29, 2016
Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
By: David Bergeron
The 63rd annual convention of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association (RCNA)—Canada’s money collector show—was held in Ottawa from 20-24 July 2016.
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August 30, 2016
Gold Rush! and Mining the Miners
By: Graham Iddon
Mining the Miners is our third temporary exhibition at the CMH (we reopen in 2017) and it is indeed about the Klondike gold rush. It’s always nice to be able to dovetail our exhibits with those of our host.
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August 5, 2016
My Canadian Tire “money” rewards card
By: David Bergeron
When I was a kid, I liked going to Canadian Tire with my dad because he gave me the Canadian Tire money that he would receive along with his change.
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