Newfoundland 1917-C 25 cents
The first specimen was part of lot 26816 in Heritage sale 3022 (New York, January 2013), which sold for $246.75. The catalog description[2] noted, "Newfoundland. Lot of Five Mint State Coins, Cent 1919-C, 5 Cents 1940-C, 5 Cents 1945-C, (two pieces), 25 Cents 1917-C, an attractive grouping." This specimen is a common date of a type struck in Ottawa, Canada, for the colony of Newfoundland 1917 and 1919. These are the only dates for this denomination. 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: 464,779.
Specification: 5.83 g, 0.925 fine silver, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 17.
- 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.
- [2]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3022, the Non-Floor Session, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
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