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1865 Issue
1865
Copper
0.1823 oz
0.1823 oz
240,000 minted
1 cent CAD
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Newfoundland 1 Cent 1865

1865

A 1865 copper 1 cent weighing 0.1823 oz (5.67g), 25.33 mm diameter. Reverse: Depicts the Newfoundland pitcher plant floral emblem with ONE CENT denomination, struck at the Royal Mint in London; the first year of issue for Newfoundland decimal coinage. Mintage: 240,000.

Metal Copper
Weight 0.1823 oz (5.67 g)
Mintage 240,000
Denomination 1 cent
Diameter 25.33 mm
Edge Plain
Finish Circulation
Series Pre-Confederation Coinage
Obverse Leonard Charles Wyon
Reverse Leonard Charles Wyon
Est. Value $25-$150 CAD depending on grade
Status Available
Identification Tips
Large bronze coin, 25.33mm diameter. Plain edge. Pitcher plant reverse. 'NEWFOUNDLAND' legend.
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Collector Research Notes

Depicts the Newfoundland pitcher plant floral emblem with ONE CENT denomination, struck at the Royal Mint in London; the first year of issue for Newfoundland decimal coinage.

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