Hey Canadian Friends! What do I have here?

[namster]

Traded 4 40% for it so I consider it a CRHing find

This coin was in a pile of other foreign silvers at my local shop. I have wanted a Canadian half for some time so snagged it up, figured I got a pretty good trade despite the coins poor condition, it is very slightly bent

 

[Canadian hunter]

You have a sterling silver half dollar, so 92,5% purity.
It is a very very key date coin only 50000 pieces were made.
The price of it is probably 125$ in such condition, plus taking that it is a bit bent, it is 100$.
That is still an epic deal of your life, I wish I could trade 4 40%ers for this kind of coin.
This is a steal the deal offer.
Hope that helps.

 

[Mackaydon]

I'm looking at the coin differently. I'm reading that 150,000 were minted (combined wide and narrow '9s) and I'd judge the condition at VF; more in the $30-$50 range.
Don.....

 

[namster]

You have a sterling silver half dollar, so 92,5% purity.
It is a very very key date coin only 50000 pieces were made.
The price of it is probably 125$ in such condition, plus taking that it is a bit bent, it is 100$.
That is still an epic deal of your life, I wish I could trade 4 40%ers for this kind of coin.
This is a steal the deal offer.
Hope that helps.

Huh, no kidding? I literally found it in a pile of other foreign silvers. They did have one other Canadian half but the owner wanted more for it. Ill have to look again next week.

 

[sagittarius98]

This is not a Canadian half, but a Newfie (Newfoundland) coin.

 

[BuffaloBoy]

wow real nice coin, I love them older canadians, not to mention they are sterling(.925) silver!!

edit: newfoundland 1899 50c piece- 150,000 minted valued VG8 $8.50 in my world coin book... this is what you have


most of you are thinking the canadian 1899 half dollar- mintage 50,000 valued at $150.00 in VG8, sadly it is not this one...
HH
Buff

 

[usandthem]

Newfoundland became part of Canada in 1949. FWIW.

 

[leprechaun]

NIce coin find.

 

[Captaindoodle]

Originally Posted by Canadian hunter
You have a sterling silver half dollar, so 92,5% purity.
It is a very very key date coin only 50000 pieces were made.
The price of it is probably 125$ in such condition, plus taking that it is a bit bent, it is 100$.
That is still an epic deal of your life, I wish I could trade 4 40%ers for this kind of coin.
This is a steal the deal offer.
Hope that helps.



Huh, no kidding? I literally found it in a pile of other foreign silvers. They did have one other Canadian half but the owner wanted more for it. Ill have to look again next week.


No not really...I hesitate to argue with a Canadian neighbor (since I don't know Canadian coins)...but there are both wide 99 and narrow 99 varieties of this coin offered on ebay with "buy it now" pricing under $40. I still think you made a great trade.

HH,
CD

 

[sagittarius98]

Newfoundland became part of Canada in 1949. FWIW.

I know.

 

[namster]

Meh, I still like the coin even if it is not worth more than melt. Funny that I was after a Canadian coin and came away with pre provincial lol. Ohs wellls. I guess ill have to go back and buy a Canadian silver half!

Does anyone know if BC issued any pre provincial coins?

 

[fistfulladirt]

Beatiful find either way! In a dime roll I found a 1900 Canadian steling dime. It was also slightly bent.

 

[SilverForBrains]

Gotta love the extra 2.5%!

 

[sagittarius98]

Does anyone know if BC issued any pre provincial coins?

Yes, 4 different patterns. Cheapest one is $32,500.

 

[Canadian hunter]

Gotta love the extra 2.5%!

Gotta love the 12,5% extra

Seriously, my bad, I didn't pay much attention, so the coin you have is a NF NON-CANADIAN coin. It is a New Found Land dominion coin, which was in place before the territory became a province of Canada in 1949.
So the mintage is going to triple up and the value decrease to 10$ in VG grade.

 

[Mackaydon]

Recent sales on Ebay are in the $15 -$20 range for VG pieces. Check "Completed Listings" not offers.
Don....

 

[namster]

So does the fact that its bent automatically downgrade it to VG? Any way to straiten it?

 

[panhandler]

hit it with a hammer.....NOT

 

[namster]

hit it with a hammer.....NOT

I already tried that and now it looks all squished.








JK

 

[Canadian hunter]

Squished... not it is only worth the melt value.
You've gotta try wooden hammer with a piece of cloth covering it so that it won't damage the coin.