Holland 1621 rijksdaalder Dav-4831
This specimen was lot 78249 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $528. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Holland. Lion Dollar (Daalder), 1621. Dordrecht Mint. PCGS EF-45. From the Richard August Collection." The auctioneers incorrectly call this a lion daalder, it is actually a Nederlandse rijksdaalder. This type of 1606-93 evolved from the "prince's daalder" (Dav-8841) of the prior century. The type is listed fairly inexpensively in low grade but is very scarce in nice condition. These were generally weakly struck on bad planchets. Holland also struck leeuwendaalders throughout the seventeenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 29.03 g, 0.885 fine silver, 42 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-4831, KM-18.
- 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, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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