1870 Newfoundland 10 cent variety question

[Joe777Cool]

Is the variety 1 or 2 more rare/valuable? I'm getting conflicting info



Coins and Canada - 10 cents 1870 - Newfoundland price guide and values

 

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[Mackaydon]

On the first variety there are two leaves at the top of the laurel crown. Another key way to distinguish this is the use of two dots before and after Newfoundland on the obverse.
The second variety features three leaves at the top of the laurel crown and a dot can be found before but not after Newfoundland on the obverse.
Without a dot after "Newfoundland" yours appears to be of the second variety.

Don.......

 

[Joe777Cool]

Mack - I am aware mine is a variety 2, but is the variety 2 the more or less common of the 2?

 

[TypeCoin971793]

Since it worth less (but still worth a hefty amount of change), I would use my best judgement and say it is more common than the type 1 obverse. There are no exact minting figures for distinct varieties, just for the issue in general. Otherwise they would have to count the output of each die pair, which would be far more time consuming and less efficient. Same is true for US coinage, with the notorious exceptions of 1873 coinage and the 1909 Lincoln cent. The mint knew there was a change in dies and started the counter over when the new dies started producing.

 

[Mackaydon]

Yes, as 'TypeCoin' mentioned above, there is only one production figure available for the 1870 ten cent piece: 30,000.
The price list you provided suggests Type 1 is about twice as rare as Type 2. There was also a proof issued, and that proof is valued at about US$10,000 today (retail value).
Don.,