Medium Date, Pointed, Tilted 5
1885 Newfoundland 50 Cents · Victoria
Featured example
At first glance, this next variation appears to be very similar to the First, aforementioned Narrow Date variety, however, it differs with the size of the Gap between the 8 and the 5. In this instance, it is a little Wider than either of those of the two Narrow Date varieties, but it does exhibit a prominently Pointed 5, like the first Narrow Date variance.
How rare is it?
In Barry's survey of 205 coins from 1885, 61 were this variety (29.8%). That projects to about 11,902 of the 40,000 struck.
From Barry's population report of February 2020 (see the full 1885 report). How the reports work.
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Cite this page
Borsellino, Barry M. “1885 Newfoundland 50 Cents, TYPE II: Medium Date, Pointed, Tilted "5".” Newfoundland Coin Varieties, https://www.nfldcurrency.ca/fifty-cents/1885/type-ii/.
Text and photographs © Barry M. Borsellino, shared under CC BY-NC 4.0.
