Newfoundland 1904-H 20 cents
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. This specimen was lot 403 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $493.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "CANADA. Newfoundland. 20 Cents, 1904-H. NGC AU-55. Scarce one year type. Mintage of only 75,000 pieces. Nice strike with lovely toning. Very attractive."
Recorded mintage: 75,000.
Specification: 4.71 g, 0.925 fine silver, .140 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 10.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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