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| − | This specimen was lot 20320 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Canada, Newfoundland|CANADA. Newfoundland]]. Cent, 1885. NGC MS-64 RB. KEY DATE. The lowest mintage date in the entire series with only 40,000 struck and with most surviving examples heavily worn. The current NGC census suggests it is the finest graded, and the only piece seen that isn't brown. Mostly red, an impressive piece that is sure to capture the imagination of any collector of this Canadian province." This specimen is a scarce date of a type struck in London and Birmingham for the colony of Newfoundland 1865-96. | + | This specimen was lot 20320 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Canada, Newfoundland|CANADA. Newfoundland]]. Cent, 1885. NGC MS-64 RB. KEY DATE. The lowest mintage date in the entire series with only 40,000 struck and with most surviving examples heavily worn. The current NGC census suggests it is the finest graded, and the only piece seen that isn't brown. Mostly red, an impressive piece that is sure to capture the imagination of any collector of this Canadian province." This specimen is a scarce date of a type struck in London and Birmingham for the colony of Newfoundland 1865, 1872-76, 1880, 1885, 1888-90, 1894-96. Newfoundland was admitted into the Dominion of Canada in 1949 and her separate coinage ceased. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 40,000 plus proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 40,000 plus proofs. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' bronze. | + | ''Specification:'' 5.67 g, bronze, 25.3 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM-1. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM-1. | ||
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2016. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com 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. | * 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, | + | * Cross, W. K., ''The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed.,'' Toronto: Charlton International, 2008. |
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* [[Newfoundland 1885 50 cents|1885 50 cents]] | * [[Newfoundland 1885 50 cents|1885 50 cents]] | ||
* [[Newfoundland 1885 2 dollars|1885 2 dollars]] | * [[Newfoundland 1885 2 dollars|1885 2 dollars]] | ||
| − | * [[Newfoundland | + | * [[Newfoundland 1890 cent|1890 cent]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1885]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1885]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:47, 29 June 2026
This specimen was lot 20320 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description[1] noted, "CANADA. Newfoundland. Cent, 1885. NGC MS-64 RB. KEY DATE. The lowest mintage date in the entire series with only 40,000 struck and with most surviving examples heavily worn. The current NGC census suggests it is the finest graded, and the only piece seen that isn't brown. Mostly red, an impressive piece that is sure to capture the imagination of any collector of this Canadian province." This specimen is a scarce date of a type struck in London and Birmingham for the colony of Newfoundland 1865, 1872-76, 1880, 1885, 1888-90, 1894-96. Newfoundland was admitted into the Dominion of Canada in 1949 and her separate coinage ceased.
Recorded mintage: 40,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 5.67 g, bronze, 25.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-1.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, 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.
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