Newfoundland 1885 50 cents

from Goldberg sale 93, lot 2098

This specimen was lot 2098 in Goldberg sale 93 (Los Angeles, September 2016), where it sold for $199.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Newfoundland. 50 Cents, 1885 NGC VF30. Victoria. NGC graded VF-30. From the Aurora Family Collection." This type was struck at London (shown here) and Heaton intermittently 1870-1900. Mintages are generally low but it is readily available in grades up to Fine. Newfoundland was admitted into the Dominion of Canada in 1949 and her separate coinage ceased.

Recorded mintage: 40,000 (a better date but not rare).

Specification: 11.78 g, 0.925 fine silver, .350 troy oz ASW, 32 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-6.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 93: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

Link to:

• 1882-H 50 cents
• 1885 cent
• 1885 5 cents
• 1885 10 cents
• 1885 2 dollars
• 1888 50 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1885
• return to coins of Newfoundland