Certification Companies

CCCS (Canadian Coin Certification Service)

BCS (Banknote Certification Service)

PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service)

Conger’s Jewellers - our exclusive source for objective and expert Jewellery insurance appraisals for more than 20 years

Coin Shows

Nuphilex (Montreal)

Toronto Coin Expo

CAND Winter Show (Hamilton)

Clubs & Associations

Ottawa Numismatic Society

R.C.N.A. (Royal Canadian Numismatic Association)

O.N.A. (Ontario Numismatic Association)

A.N.A. (American Numismatic Association)

CAND (Canadian Association of Numismatic Dealers)

References & Publications

Canadian Coin News

Canadian Stamp News

The Charlton Press

Krause Publications

Our Favourite Links and Other Resources

Doug Smith’s excellent page on photographing and collection Ancient coins

Mike Quevillon - the strongest buyer of quality Sportscards and Comic Books in the industry, and my trusted local source in the field for 20 years

A live exterior camera shot of our national Parliament Buildings in Ottawa

Hugh Wood Canada Ltd. - the hobby’s leading provider of custom coin insurance for both dealers and collectors

Williams Chocolates - our naughty Whitby pit-stop for lovers of quality chocolate, just 5 minutes off the 401

Canada’s National Currency Museum and Collection

Puppets Up! - Our favorite Almonte event of the year, and one of the world’s largest annual Puppet Festivals!

Royal Canadian Mint - our key supplier of superb modern commemorative coinage

theHumm - our Ottawa Valley’s premier monthly Arts & Entertainment newspaper

Newseum - a neat site featuring the current front pages from 800 newspapers from 84 different countries!

Foil Media - the Almonte web design and development company responsible for our website and database