Newfoundland 1880 cent

from Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 6151

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 6151 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $258.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CANADA. Newfoundland. Cent, 1880. NGC MS-63 BN. Wide 0. Sharply struck, tawny obverse tone with vibrant reverse luster." Several varieties (wide 0 and narrow 0) exist for this date. The type was struck in London and Birmingham for the colony of Newfoundland 1865-96.

Recorded mintage: 400,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-1.

Source:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1876-H cent
• 1880 5 cents
• 1880 10 cents
• 1880 20 cents
• 1880 50 cents
• 1880 2 dollars
• 1885 cent
• Coins and currency dated 1880