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November 18, 2013 Notes from the Collection: A Buying Trip to Toronto

By: Paul S. Berry


Banque du Peuple 5 dollar bill, 1835 / Billet de 5 paistres de la Banque du peuple, 1835
Recently, from October 3 to 5th, collections staff were at the Toronto Coin Expo, held at the Toronto Reference Library on Yonge Street. The show boasts informative lectures, a large auction of coins, tokens and paper money as well as a showroom, called a bourse, where dealers greet clients and buy and sell material.
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November 12, 2013 The Last of the New Polymer Notes are Released

By: Graham Iddon


New Canadian Cash Unveiled From Orbit
On 7 November, the Bank of Canada released the new five and ten dollar bills into circulation. I won’t say ‘released onto an unsuspecting public’ as the official introduction to the new bills took place last April in a big event in front of the former Museum featuring a live presentation by Chris Hadfield beamed from the International Space Station.
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November 5, 2013 A Visit to Centre des sciences de Montréal

By: Graham Iddon


The Montréal Science Centre building at 2 Rue de la Commune Ouest / L’édifice du Centre des sciences de Montréal situé au 2, rue de la Commune Ouest
Twice this past July, members of the museum planning team took the train to Montréal to have a look at some of the excellent museums there.
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October 28, 2013 Director’s chair : A little help from our friends

By: Ken Ross


In one of my favourite cinematic moments, the 11 year-old chess prodigy, Josh Waitzkin, imagines sweeping the pieces off a chess board in order to help him think more clearly about an important game of chess. It is a championship game and he is on the brink of winning it all.
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October 7, 2013 The Cases are Almost Empty

By: Graham Iddon


Curator Raewyn Passmore removes coins from shipwreck display / La conservatrice Raewyn Passmore retire les pièces de monnaie d’un présentoir d’objets tirés d’une épave
For the first time since they went into their cases in 1980, over 2000 coins, notes, beads and shells are coming back out. The Museum’s curatorial staff are busily pulling panels from cases, placing coins into specially prepared drawers and sliding notes into acid-free Mylar envelopes.
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