Expert: Brad Swain - 5/12/2010

Question
QUESTION: Brad, I have 3 Newfoundland coins, all 5 cents each.......one is 1940 and two are 1941.  Also, they look like they

Thanks for your help!

Colleen

ANSWER: Hi Colleen, There were 100,000 of the 1940 and 464,000 of the 1941 10c coins minted featuring King George VI (1936-52). Each contains .07 of an ounce of silver.
Collector value for the 1940 may be worth about $1.25 with heavy wear to around $3 with moderate wear to maybe $10 with light wear. The 1941 may be worth about $1.25, $2.25, $5 in the same conditions as listed above.
You might also try a library for copies of the Standard Catalog of World Coins, Coins of Canada, or Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins for pictures, values and lots more interesting info.
Brad

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QUESTION: Thanks Brad........these are 5 cent coins, NOT 10 cent coins, and they are actually in carboard cases, like they have never been circulated.

Thanks again for your help.
Colleen

Answer
Hi Colleen, Sorry for the bad eyesight.
There were 200,000 of the 1940 and 622,000 of the 1941 5c coins minted featuring King George VI (1936-52). Each contains .035 of an ounce of silver.
Collector value for the 1940 may be worth about .65 with heavy wear to around $2 with moderate wear to maybe $7 with light wear to perhaps $85 if uncirculated (no wear). The 1941 may be worth about .65, $2, $4, $15 in the same conditions as listed above.
You might take them by a local coin shop for a first hand opinion.
You might try Ebay.com for similar pieces for comparison.
You might also try a library for copies of the Standard Catalog of World Coins, Coins of Canada, or Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins for pictures, values and lots more interesting info.
Brad