Curacao 1901 1/10 gulden

from Heritage sale 3098, lot 33530

This specimen was lot 33530 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $4,560. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Curacao: Dutch Colony. Wilhelmina Proof 1/10 Gulden 1901 PR65 Cameo PCGS, Utrecht mint. Extremely rare in Proof, with a reported mintage of only 40 pieces. Tied with two others, and the only two other pieces graded by PCGS, as the finest known. Watery and reflective fields muted by a gentle haze that lightly obscures what would sure be deeper mirrors beneath, decorated in a gentle autumnal aura that grips the edges of the devices." This one year type seems to be fairly common tho the proofs are rare. The equivalent Dutch coin was a ten cents (KM 119).

Recorded mintage: 300,000 plus 40 proofs.

Specification: 1.40 g, 0.640 fine silver, 15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 36, Sch-1393.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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 1900 1/4 gulden
• Netherlands 1901 10 cents
• Netherlands 1942-P cent minted in Philaelphia for Curaçao
• Coins and currency dated 1901