Description

1873 Newfoundland 50-cents Very Fine (VF-20)

Victoria Obverse Portrait 1: There are four leaves at the top of the laurel crown, and the upper-most leaf enters the legend band between the E and I in DEI. There is a prominent upper lip. There are no dots before or after NEWFOUNDLAND.

Specifications:
Monarch: Victoria
Designer: Obv.: Leonard C. Wyon, Rev.: Horace Morehen
Engraver: Leonard C. Wyon
Composition: 0.925 silver, 0.075 copper
Weight: 11.78 g
Diameter: 29.85 mm
Edge: Reeded
Die Axis:↑↓
Mintage: 32,000