New Auction House run by CT Member: Ancient & Medieval Coins Canada!

As most of you know one of our fellow CoinTalk regulars (@Severus Alexander) has started an auction house based out of the frozen nort… I mean Canada.



Sweet name and logo . Anyway, what I thought might be of interest to the rest of the ancient board is that the website is up and running and the first auction is scheduled for November 25th!

Website: https://www.amcoinscanada.com/

Anyone who is interested in participating can sign up on biddr.

Listed on biddr: https://www.biddr.ch/auctions/amcoinscanada/

I for one find this news exciting as I will have another auction house to choose from (run by a friend no less). Sadly, since CNG will not sell to customers who live in Minnesota there really isn’t a go to North American auction house that I buy from anymore.

Also exciting news is that The James Pickering Collection of Romano-Britannic Coinage a.k.a. the @jamesicus collection will be featured in the first auction! Here is one of my ex jamesicus tetrarchy coins.


Roman Empire
Diocletian, AD 284-305
AE Follis, Lugdunum Mint, 1st officina, struck ca. AD 295
Dia.: 28 mm
Wt.: 8.5 g
Obv.: IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; Laureate bust right
Rev.: GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI: Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopia /LA in exergue
Ref.: RIC VI 2a, Lugdunum Group I, Class II
Ex Jamesicus Collection

I know that Thomas is offering a special deal to CoinTalk regulars who decide to consign with him so feel free to PM him if you are interested in consigning any coins for his auctions. From what he tells me there should be plenty to choose from for all budgets from pick-bin type material all the way up to specialty and / or rare items.

Since I like to post threads with a relevant coin in it... hmmm, AMCC, Canada... snow... winter...

Okay here is an anonymous quadrans with the personification of winter on the obverse (not my coin)

https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=342475

I for one will be looking forward to November for more than turkey this year... wait Canadian Thanksgiving is in October

 

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I will check it out. Thanks for sharing

 

Cool, always great to have a new venue to shop!

John

 

Thanks for the shout-out, Curtis!

This is a joke, right?!

 

I have submitted four coins for consignment just to help out. Hopefully the first auction will mark the beginning of a long and prosperous journey for Severus Alexander in the auctions business.

The fact that @jamesicus coins are also up for auction will probably mean I'll be bidding as well as selling .

 

It's been a long time coming... finally, we'll be able to get more than maple syrup, ice skates, toques, and Justin Bieber out of Canada!

 

You know @Sallent shipping pests or other invasive insects across international borders is generally frowned upon and discouraged with the threat of penalties or prison. You shouldn't be sending your roaches to Canada.

It really is true @Severus Alexander and not limited to CNG. A lot of dealers won't conduct business with customers in Minnesota. The legislature passed an onerous "consumer protection" bill in 2013 dealing with "bullion coins" which they defined as any coin with more than 1% precious metal by weight. Dealers had to register with the state, post a bond, conduct criminal background checks on current and past employees, and provide metallurgical information about their coins. It applied to dealers in Minnesota and any out-of-state dealer that sold $5000 worth of coins to people in Minnesota either via the web or at coin shows.

 

I just signed up, looking forward to bidding in an auction with a similar exchange rate to the Aussie.

 

Wonderful news - I am registered! Will be laying off any other auctions for the time being and saving to support my fellow Hoser.




This is a sign! after 51 years the Cup will be coming home to Toronto..
Lord Stanley has been away from home too long!

 

Only one provincial roach traveled to Canada...



The rest are as follows:


I love this spade, but it's so freaking big that I've always had to store it separately, so I decided I wanted to replace it with more conventionally sized coins.


This little Hadrian was hard to let go of, but it's not my only Hadrian and it's going towards a good cause, namely helping to initiate Severus Alexander's new auction house.


And this Japanese Mon Waves coin is a beauty, but I've decided to focus on traditional ancient Chinese cash coins instead.

 

Looking forward to it

 

A huge thanks to @jamesicus, @zumbly, @Sallent, @Justin Lee, @Caesar_Augustus, and many other CoinTalkers (I've only mentioned those I've asked permission from) who have stepped up and provided great consignments to ensure the first auction will be success!! Also to @TIF and others for providing other kinds of support. Plus all of you who are signing up to bid... I couldn't have done it without y'all!

I'm impressed you know the word "toque" in Singapore! You even spelled it right!

You're right it's been a long time coming. I got increasingly frustrated waiting for one to come into existence here and then it eventually dawned on me that there was one surefire way I could end the wait...

Wow, that is stunning. A benefit to operating in Canada that I wasn't previously aware of!

Thanks, Peter! Yeah, everyone will be able to take advantage of the dismal Canadian dollar.

Yes!! Any Canadian team would be great, but Toronto's drought really deserves a downpour! (Of champagne from that hallowed bowl...)

 

I have a feeling that owning an ex-@jamesicus coin will hold a special place in any of our collections. I am here well under a year - and probably won't win any of those coins but I certainly have witnessed the respect everyone has for this special member. Should be a wonderful auction. I am very happy that I will witness it and place a few bids. Great community!

 

Congrats on your new venture @Severus Alexander! Man it'll be nice to have an auction in CAD... the exchange rates our killing me these days.

 

my divorce will be at the hands of the newly found biddr LOL. I found way to many auctions that had nice items.

 

I registered as soon as I read this thread. Best of luck @Severus Alexander!

 

This is going to rock!

Erin

 

I'm looking forward to the first auction!

What a gutsy undertaking, Sev . Best wishes for a long, prosperous, and fun endeavor!

 

kool SA! i'll check it out and good luck!

 

SA has been really great to work with! I'm super excited and have no doubts as to its success!