Holland 1715 duit
This specimen was lot 491 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLLAND Provincie 1581 - 1795. Misslag Duit. 1715, Copper In het veld . ❀ . / HOL / LAN / DIA. / jaartal. Kz. klimmende leeuw met speer en vrijheidshoed in Hollandse tuin. NGC Mint Error VF Details. Scratches, Double Struck. (province of Holland, misstruck duit of 1715, copper. Obverse: HOLLANDIA and date; reverse: lion rampant with spear and hat within a fence. Graded NGC Mint Error VF Details. Scratches, Double Struck.)"
The copper duit was one eighth of a stuiver. This denomination was struck in large numbers 1702, 1707-17, 1720-23, 1739-42, 1754, 1765-69 and 1780. The mintage is not recorded for this date but other dates are known to have been struck in the millions. Presentation strikes exist in gold and silver.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.84 g, copper.
Catalog reference: KM 80, V. 57.6; PW. 2007; Bos 19.
- 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]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.
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