Gelderland 1623 rijksdaalder Dav-4828
This specimen was lot 39417 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Gelderland. Rijksdaalder (48 Stuivers), 1623. Harderwijk Mint. PCGS MS-61." As Dav-8832, this type was issued 1593-1600 and as Dav-4828 it was issued 1606-25, 1629-31, 1643, 1649-59, 1662, 1674-76, 1680-83, where it appears in the SCWC. Numerous mintmarks are recorded, including KM 16.1 (cross mintmark) struck 1606-31; KM 16.5 (diamond) 1608 only; KM 16.2 (lily) struck 1643, 1648-53; KM 16.3 (dog) struck 1652-59, 1662, 1674-76, 1680, 1683; KM 16.4 (lily/dog) struck 1652-56; KM 16.6 (dog/lily) struck 1665; KM 16a (mintmark knight on horse) struck 1699. Simultaneous with the "prince's" daalder (40 stuivers) was the Lion daalder (48 stuivers), the silver ducat (also 48 stuivers), the three gulden (60 stuivers) and the ducaton (silver rider). The catalog does not explain why so many different large silver coins were felt to be necessary.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 29.03 g, 0.885 fine silver, 42 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-4828; KM-16.1.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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