Newfoundland pieces feature a bust of Queen Victoria.

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1999 CanadA Gold 14kt coin Proof. NEWFOUNDLAND US $589.95 End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 14:38:35 PDT Add to watch list

Newfoundland Two Dollars Gold, 1882H, ICCS MS-60! US $664.45 End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 18:22:41 PDT Add to watch list

Canada Newfoundland Gold 2 Dollars 1865 Very Fine US $305.00 (4 Bids) End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 12:00:51 PDT Add to watch list

Newfoundland 1870 $2 Gold PCGS AU 58! Superior! US $1,495.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 13:22:40 PDT Add to watch list

Newfoundland Gold 1881 2 dollar gold coin ICCS MS-60 US $1,901.13 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Sep-07-2010 9:39:12 PDT Add to watch list

Newfoundland Gold 1882 2 dollar gold coin ICCS MS-62 US $1,045.62 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Sep-07-2010 9:50:18 PDT Add to watch list

Newfoundland Gold 1882H 2 dollar gold coin ICCS MS-62 US $1,045.62 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Sep-07-2010 10:04:43 PDT Add to watch list

Newfoundland Gold 1885 2 dollar gold coin ICCS MS-62 US $1,425.85 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Sep-07-2010 10:37:35 PDT Add to watch list

Newfoundland Gold 1885 2 dollar gold coin ICCS MS-63 US $3,422.04 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Sep-07-2010 10:46:10 PDT Add to watch list

1882 H Newfoundland $2 Gold PCGS AU53 US $349.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Sep-07-2010 20:46:19 PDT Add to watch list

1882 H Newfoundland $2 Gold NGC AU58 US $369.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Sep-09-2010 19:58:21 PDT Add to watch list

Canada Newfoundland Gold 2 Dollars 1872 AU 53 PCGS US $795.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Sep-12-2010 12:00:16 PDT Add to watch list

1882H NEWFOUNDLAND VICTORIA 2 DOLLAR GOLD - ICCS MS-62 US $950.57 End Date: Monday Sep-20-2010 7:00:54 PDT Add to watch list

1880 $2 Newfoundland PCGS AU55 US $3,600.00 End Date: Wednesday Sep-22-2010 10:07:19 PDT Add to watch list

1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold ICCS MS-63 Obverse 3 US $2,138.78 End Date: Friday Oct-01-2010 10:18:22 PDT Add to watch list

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1991 Gold Gander,Newfoundland WWII Lancaster Aviation $ US $12.00 End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 5:43:49 PDT Add to watch list

1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold graded MS-60 US $617.82 End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 13:52:13 PDT Add to watch list

1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold graded MS-62 US $1,045.58 End Date: Friday Sep-17-2010 11:59:33 PDT Add to watch list

NEWFOUNDLAND TWO DOLLARS 1888 Gold UNC US $550.00 End Date: Wednesday Sep-22-2010 1:32:35 PDT Add to watch list

1870 Newfoundland $2 Gold ICCS AU-50 Condition US $712.93 End Date: Sunday Sep-26-2010 10:17:51 PDT Add to watch list

1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold ICCS AU-55 Condition US $522.81 End Date: Sunday Sep-26-2010 11:13:22 PDT Add to watch list

1882 Newfoundland $2 Gold ICCS AU-58 Condition US $903.04 End Date: Sunday Sep-26-2010 11:17:24 PDT Add to watch list

1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold Nice AU Condition US $475.29 End Date: Sunday Sep-26-2010 11:55:12 PDT Add to watch list

1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold Nice PCGS AU55 Condition US $475.29 End Date: Monday Sep-27-2010 8:07:12 PDT Add to watch list

1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold Nice ICCS MS60 Condition US $665.40 End Date: Monday Sep-27-2010 8:10:42 PDT Add to watch list

1880 Newfoundland $2 Gold- AU++ WOW! THE KEY! US $2,499.00 End Date: Tuesday Sep-28-2010 17:05:37 PDT Add to watch list

Before Canada became a confederation in 1867, most of the gold coins that were used were actually manufactured in Great Britain, Portugal, France and Spain. The first gold coins to be minted in Canada were produced in Newfoundland and were a series of two-dollar gold pieces. The only reason that such coins were minted in denominations of just two-dollars was the belief that since gold was too small, it would easily get lost. The imprinting of such gold coins used dies that were developed in London and included a portrait of Victoria, the word ‘NEWFOUNDLAND’ and the abbreviation D. G. REG., which meant ‘By the grace of God, Queen.’ The reverse of the die contained the date of manufacture along with the value of the coin inscribed in one of three ways viz. ‘2 DOLLARS’, ‘ONE HUNDRED PENCE’ and ‘TWO HUNDRED CENTS.’

Since Newfoundland did not have a mint of its own, these gold coins were all minted in England. These two-dollar pieces were produced in 1865, 1870, 1872, 1880, 1881, 1885 and 1888 by the Royal Mint of England and in 1982 by a private minting firm owned by Ralph Heaton and Sons in Birmingham. These 1882 coins bear a small ‘H’ below the date to denote this aspect. During the first and second world wars and just before Newfoundland’s entry into the Confederation, the Mint in Ottawa used to strike the gold coins for Newfoundland. On account of many reasons, these gold Newfoundland coins are considered to be quite rare even today.

Such Newfoundland gold coins were valued at higher rates than the gold used to manufacture many other coins at the same time. This was mainly due to two factors viz. the higher unit cost of these Newfoundland coins and the higher demand of these coins at the time in Canada.