For a few years now, I've been trying to find out what happened to the Quebec Government numismatic collection. For those who don't know the details, it began in part with the purchase of Pierre Napoleon Breton's collection in 1891
(Which led to a corruption scandal following Breton's testimony before a royal commission in 1892, but that's another subject. However, for those who are interested in the subject and find their way around the French language, I extracted his testimony from the minutes last year. Source:
https://numinfo.alwaysdata.net/pdf/...ivalavie.pdf )
In addition, although this remains to be confirmed, when the Universite Laval numismatic museum closed in 1951, I believe the collection was taken over and integrated into that of the Quebec government (Perhaps the one at the Seminaire de Quebec?).
When inquiries were made in 1965 as to whether the Leo Meloche collection was worth acquiring by the provincial government, according to newspaper articles of the time, the collection still existed and was in the possession of the "Musee Provincial des Plaines d'Abraham" in Quebec City.
Afterwards, however, I was unable to find out what happened to it. Does anyone have any further details?
For example, is it still in the possession of the Quebec government? And if so, where is it located?
Or has it been integrated into another public collection, such as that of the Bank of Canada Museum?
I'm sorry if my English isn't perfect... I'm learning a little more every day.