Newfoundland 1888 10 cents
This specimen was lot 53916 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $960. The catalog description[1] noted, "CANADA. Newfoundland. 10 Cents, 1888. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS AU-50." This specimen is a rare date of a type struck in London and Birmingham in 1865, 1870-76, 1880-90, 1894-96. Canada debased her silver dimes from .925 to .800 in 1920 but Newfoundland did not follow suit until 1945. Newfoundland was admitted into the Dominion of Canada in 1949 and her separate coinage ceased. As a class, Newfoundland coinage is scarcer than equivalent Canadian coinage but collector demand for it is lower so it is often cheaper.
Recorded mintage: 30,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 2.35 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-3.
- Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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