Deventer 1688 daalder Dav-4876
This specimen was lot 923 in Goldberg Sale 150 (Los Angeles, February 2026), where it sold for $324. The catalog description[1] noted, "Netherlands: Deventer. Lion Daalder, 1688. In NGC holder, labeled "America's First "Dollar" Coinage, Genuine. Our graded, Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Ex Manley Estate." This type was struck 1684-88 and 1691. The obverse legend is "MO · ARG · CIV · IMP BEL · DAVENTR", whereas the earlier Dav-4875 had "MO · ARG · CIVIT · IMPER · DAVENT". The municipal mints' habit of coining to short weight and short alloy infuriated the Estates General, which spent most of the seventeenth century on a campaign to close them all.
Recorded mintage: 146,000 including a 1688/7 overdate.
Specification: 27.68 g, 0.750 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-4876; KM-80.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 150: Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring United States, Ancient & World Coins, Medals & Currency, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2026.
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