{"product_id":"1898-newfoundland-canada-silver-50-cents-queen-victoria-portrait","title":"1898 Newfoundland Canada Silver 50 Cents - Queen Victoria Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis 1898 Newfoundland silver 50 cents features the portrait of Queen Victoria during the twilight of her reign, struck for what was then a separate British dominion rather than part of Canada. Newfoundland issued its own distinctive coinage until it joined Confederation in 1949, making these coins a favorite among collectors specializing in Canadian provincial or Commonwealth issues. The 50-cent denomination was a substantial silver coin for its era, reflecting the colony's fishing-based economy and British ties. Victoria-portrait Newfoundland coinage tends to be scarcer than comparable mainland Canadian issues of the period. A solid pickup for collectors of Canadian provincial coinage or British Commonwealth silver.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bigapplecoins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67879937704255,"sku":"189850Cents","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0880\/8860\/9087\/files\/57_a463757e-3728-4579-8007-41da664c85e3.jpg?v=1793121358","url":"https:\/\/bigapplecoins.com\/products\/1898-newfoundland-canada-silver-50-cents-queen-victoria-portrait","provider":"Bigapplecoins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}