1882 H Newfoundland 2 Dollar gold: A brief history on the series.

[jvic]

Before 1949, Newfoundland was an colony of the British Empire independent of the Dominion of Canada. As a result of that, Newfoundland issued their own unique coinage system. The highest denomination of the Newfoundland coinage was a 2 dollar gold coin issued between 1865 till 1888. While less than 100,000 coins were minted throughout the whole series they were widely used throughout Newfoundland and Eastern Canada until the collapse of the Newfoundland banking system of 1894 and later WW1 which resulted in many being melted down. 44

The coin I own is a 1882 H 2 dollar gold, while it has the highest mintage of 25,000. It is also the only Heaton Mint 2 Dollar gold and one of the few gold coins issued by the famous mint.

[Booky586]

Nice coin, the obverse reminds me of the Australian sovereign issues from the Sydney branch mint.

[SilverMike]

Thank you for this, I was after more information on these as I recently picked up this 1880 across here in the UK simply because I liked the coin and it was a bit different to what I normally collect. It is currently at grade. If I understand correctly the mintages were quite tiny on all of these.

[jvic]

1880 is the key date of the series and if real is worth a pretty penny.

[dicker]

A coin I had not appreciated even existed!   Thank you for sharing.

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[SilverStorm]

Would love to get my hands on one!  How much does this go for?

[jvic]

6 hours ago, SilverStorm said:

Would love to get my hands on one!  How much does this go for?

It really depends. Anything AU/MS you are looking over 1K but you can find them between 700~800 dollars

[SilverStorm]

18 hours ago, jvic said:

It really depends. Anything AU/MS you are looking over 1K but you can find them between 700~800 dollars

Can you recommend a reputable online Canadian dealer that sells this?   Thanks!