Curacao 1900 1/4 gulden

from Heritage sale 3098, lot 33531

This specimen was lot 33531 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $5,760. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Curacao: Dutch Colony. Wilhelmina Proof 1/4 Gulden 1900 PR66 PCGS, Utrecht mint. An extremely difficult Proof issue with a mintage of only 40 pieces, presented here in superb gem condition, boasting an admirably strong strike and brilliantly watery fields permeated by hues of honeydew and oceanic green. A rare opportunity to acquire what is certainly one of the finest surviving examples of this elusive type." This one year type seems to be fairly common tho the proofs are rare. The equivalent Dutch coin was a twenty-five cents (KM 120.2).

Recorded mintage: 480,000 plus 40 proofs.

Specification: 3.57 g, 0.640 fine silver, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 35, Sch-1391.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

Link to:

• Curacao 1901 1/10 gulden
• Netherlands 1901 25 cents
• Netherlands 1942-P cent minted in Philaelphia for Curaçao
• Coins and currency dated 1900