Newfoundland 1872-H 20 cents

Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70302

This specimen was lot 70302 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CANADA. Newfoundland. 20 Cents, 1872-H. Heaton Mint. Victoria. NGC AU-50. Incredibly wholesome and appealing, this lightly handled provincial minor presents tremendous eye appeal through its iridescent palette." This type was struck 1865-1901 and many of the later dates are common.

Recorded mintage: 90,000, a common date.

Specification: 4.71 g, 0.925 fine silver, .140 troy oz ASW, 23.2 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-4.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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