Gelderland 1766 duit
This specimen was lot 72211 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Gelderland. Duit, 1766. Harderwijk Mint. NGC MS-65 Brown. Despite exhibiting a minor clipping of the planchet, this dazzling example offers charming brown surfaces with some brilliant luster remaining in the fields and some hints of mint red accentuating the peripheries." 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 1758-68. The copper ones circulated while the silver and gold specimens were souvenirs or presentation pieces.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: 3.84 g, copper.
Catalog reference: KM 93.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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