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Fefimo Valued Member Canada 191 Posts	Posted 10/05/2020 3:05 pm Thanks for any replies Report this Post to the Staff

okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5588 Posts	Posted 10/05/2020 6:52 pm Photo not too clear. I'll say F-12, but could be 15. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 10/05/2020 10:03 pm F12-15 It is not a penny it is a cent. In 1888 in Newfoundland pennies circulated alongside cents. This 1888 gold Newfoundland $2 coin shows the relative value of each. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 10/05/2020 10:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/05/2020 10:06 pm I'll say F-12, just. Edited by Coinfrog 10/05/2020 10:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Fefimo Valued Member Canada 191 Posts	Posted 10/05/2020 10:26 pm First off thanks a bunch and second sorry about being mislabeled. Is there a way to change the topic that I can't figure out? Report this Post to the Staff
Silver101 Pillar of the Community Canada 1081 Posts	Posted 10/06/2020 06:16 am The penny/cent issue is an interesting one @DBM - could you expand? If I understand correctly, the NFLD $2 establishes a strict relationship between that currency and the English currency of the time, where our cent is roughly equal to their half-penny. I'd never thought of it this way before.... Is the use of 'penny' to describe Canadian currency colloquial in that sense? Report this Post to the Staff
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