Gelderland 1756 duit

Steve Album sale 30, lot 1367

This specimen was lot 1367 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $188. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GELDERLAND: AR ½ duit, 1756, KM-A88, a lovely example! NGC graded MS65." Duits were struck in copper in Gelderland throughout the eighteenth century until the destruction of the United Provinces in 1794. This particular type was struck in copper, silver and gold 1753-57. The copper ones circulated while the silver and gold specimens were souvenirs or presentation pieces.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.84 g, copper; this specimen silver, 1.60 g.

Catalog reference: KM-88a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

Link to:

• Westfriesland 1754 duit
• Gelderland 1755 stuiver struck in gold
• Gelderland 1756 1/4 gulden struck in gold
• Holland 1757 duit
• 1759 duit
• Coins and currency dated 1756