Friesland 1626 1/2 daalder
This specimen was lot 306 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 35 (Winter Park, FL, May 2024), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS (United), Friesland, 1/2 "lion" daalder, 1626, rare. Solid coin (uncorroded) with full legends and interior details, traces of luster within uneven toning, rated R2 in Delmonte. With generic certificate from the salvor. Recovered from: Campen, sunk in 1627 off the Isle of Wight, south of England." Half lion daalders were struck in most of the provinces that today make up the Netherlands. They had a face value of twenty stuivers. This type is recorded in the SCWC for Friesland for 1607-08, 1611-20, 1626-29, 1632-33, 1649, 1652, 1659, 1663 and undated.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.84 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 12.12 grams.
Catalog reference: KM-12.3; Delm-883.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing and Connor Falk, Treasure Auction 35, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.
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