{"product_id":"1870-newfoundland-silver-20-cents","title":"1870 Newfoundland Silver 20 Cents","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; color: #2F4F4F; border-bottom: 2px solid #DAA520; padding-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\n    1870 Newfoundland Silver 20 Cents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0; padding: 12px; background: #FFF5F5; border-radius: 5px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #A52A2A; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; letter-spacing: 1px;\"\u003e\n      COMBINED SHIPPING AVAILABLE\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #EEE; border-radius: 6px; padding: 20px; margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin: 0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #F5F5F5;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"color: #556B2F;\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/b\u003e Newfoundland (pre-Confederation British Colony)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #F5F5F5;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"color: #556B2F;\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/b\u003e 1870\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #F5F5F5;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"color: #556B2F;\"\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/b\u003e 20 Cents\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #F5F5F5;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"color: #556B2F;\"\u003eComposition:\u003c\/b\u003e 92.5% Silver (Sterling)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #F5F5F5;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"color: #556B2F;\"\u003eGrade:\u003c\/b\u003e Circulated (please refer to photos for exact condition)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"padding: 12px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"color: #556B2F;\"\u003eMint Error:\u003c\/b\u003e N\/A\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 3px solid #1E90FF; padding: 20px; margin: 25px 0; background-color: #F8F8F8; border-radius: 6px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px; color: #333; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\n      DETAILED DESCRIPTION:\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 15px; color: #666; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n      This is a genuinely rare and historically significant 1870 Newfoundland 20-cent silver coin — a 155-year-old piece struck when Newfoundland was still an independent British colony, decades before it would eventually join Confederation in 1949 as Canada's tenth province.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Struck at the Royal Mint in London in sterling silver, this coin is part of Newfoundland's distinctive and much-admired colonial coinage series, which ran independently of the Canadian federal coinage system. The 20-cent denomination is unique to Newfoundland — no other Canadian province or territory issued a 20-cent coin — making it an immediately recognizable and highly collectible rarity in North American numismatics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      The obverse bears the young laureate portrait of Queen Victoria, the standard effigy used on British colonial coinage of the era. The reverse displays the denomination within an elegant floral wreath, a design characteristic of the early Newfoundland silver series. Coins of this age and origin are increasingly scarce in any collectible grade and represent a cornerstone piece for collectors of Victorian-era Canadian or British colonial coinage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003cb\u003eObverse:\u003c\/b\u003e Young laureate portrait of Queen Victoria\u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003cb\u003eReverse:\u003c\/b\u003e Denomination within floral wreath — struck at the Royal Mint, London\u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003cb\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/b\u003e 23.19 mm | \u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.71 g | \u003cb\u003eComposition:\u003c\/b\u003e 92.5% Silver (Sterling)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      A 155-year-old silver coin from a pre-Confederation Newfoundland — an extraordinary piece of Atlantic Canadian and British colonial history.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px 0; padding: 20px; background-color: #FFF; border: 1px solid #EEE; border-radius: 6px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px; color: #333; margin: 0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cb\u003eCOIN CARE:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Kept in protective holders — Ready for your collection\u003cbr\u003e\n      Extra photos available anytime - just ask!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 30px 0; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px; color: #1E90FF; padding: 15px; border: 1px dashed #1E90FF; border-radius: 6px;\"\u003e\n      Looking for specific items? 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