Rare British Columbia Coins in Million-Dollar Deal

British Columbia 1862 Gold $20 pattern from the Sid and Alicia Belzberg collectionSome of Canada’s greatest numismatic rarities have remained in Canadian hands. This happened when after a staggering five British Columbia (B.C.) patterns changed hands in a million-dollar deal.

At the end of August, Ian Laing of Gatewest Coin Ltd. in Winnipeg, Man., and Sandy Campbell of Proof Positive, from Baddeck, NS, jointly bought a silver $10 and $20 coin, a gold $10 and two gold $20 patterns from Sid and Alicia Belzberg. The Belzberg Canadian collection was noted for having one of everything, patterns included, but excluded the modern era.

The private treaty sale was brokered by Heritage Galleries, who conducted the Belzberg sale in New York City in 2003. With the exception of one of the $20 gold patterns, the B.C. coins were included in that sale, but did not make the reserve. All the patterns are dated 1862.

In mid-September, Tony Mah, of Vancouver Coin and Stamp Ltd., purchased the silver coins, and one of the gold $20 items by private treaty for about $500,000. Read Full Story By Bret Evans

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  1. Sam Carter | Mar 7, 2009 | Reply

    Hello: I am preparing an exhibition on BC Design History (earliest to present). I have a number of gold coins from BC. They are small one with goddess and the other with native. Do you have information or can you direct me to an article about these coins that were, apparently, made in the early 1900s?

    Regards, Sam Carter

  2. Peter M.McDonald | May 6, 2009 | Reply

    There were jeweller’s coins made from 9 kt gold at that time but I need to see the designs. There were other small gold coins made in California in the 1900’s

  3. Stan | Aug 19, 2009 | Reply

    Hi Peter: I have a 1862 Government of British Columbia $20 dollar Coin in my collection. It is gold in color but it doesn’t have the sheen of pure gold.I have read what I can find about it In the enclyopidia and was left with a unanswered question. That question is was it ever reproduced for a coin show in a different metal? Stan

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