Dutch Guiana 1679 4 duit

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Heritage sale 3020, lot 24782
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was part of lot 24782 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $705. The catalog description[1] noted, "Dutch Guiana 4 Duit 1679, KM8, VF25 BN NGC, nicely toned, a very scarce uniface issue featuring a solitary parrot sitting on a tree branch with the denomination 4 above. Definitely a minimalist design!" This scarce issue is accompanied by copper one and two duits. Not all issues were uniface.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM 7.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Passon, Tom, Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee, vanaf 1601 tot heden, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 2022.
  • Scholten, C., The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories, 1601-1948, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman, 1953.
  • [1]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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