Why you should collect Newfoundland coins.  

 

you're getting out of coins you say... are you selling any of your 1873 5 cents?

This thread is great to have come across, I just made the plunge and went Newfie today and bought a 20 cent lot 11 dates and 17 50 cent pieces. I tried bids on lots of 1 and 5 cent date sets nice grades f or better for most. They went for very little still a bargain for sure.
I decided a while ago to put together a marintine set.I think it's undervalued it would not take to many people like myself to get interested and gobble up those low mintages.I will post pics when I get them, 28 dates/varieties.

Mr. Canada, glad to hear that this post has inspired you to pursue Newfoundland coins.

Check out this RARE Newfoundland, P.C.G.S. 1873 , VF-35, nickel that just came up for auction. E-bay item # 190562164679.

Glenn

Hmmm. The PGCS one looks like it has leprosy (some will get the irony).

Such a high grade raw coin on eBay requires a certain amount of suspicion, doesn't it? This is something that screams needing to be verified.

Things that disturb me on the obverse:

The left dot seems too large and perhaps not centered between the V and N properly (looks closer to the V)
The second : in D:G: - That looks wrong. The dots are too big. And they are too low, with the lower dot below the legend band. And the top serif on the G looks wrong too.

Anyone with a coin in hand that can validate these as legitimate quirks of the 1873 Obv 1?

Actually looking closely at the G's neither of mine match book images or any of the coins I've seen. I can't find any coins that match book images either. They all look so mangled on the serifs... Might be how they all are.

Here's another 1873 NF-1: 150642429739

What are the odds?

Compare the serif, and the position and size of the dots.

Interesting thread. Nova Scotia had coins? Any other pre-confederation issues from provinces?

Yes, I have a few Newfies.

No jokes, just the facts.....