Holland 1724 2 stuivers
The first specimen was lot 75399 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Holland. 2 Stuivers, 1724/2. NGC MS-63. Clearly visible overdate. Sharply struck with full original mint brilliance." The second specimen was lot 221 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,679 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"HOLLAND Provincie 1581 - 1795. Dubbele stuiver, 1724, Gold In goud geslagen op het gewicht van een dukaat. In het veld . ❀ . / HOL / LAN / DIA. / jaartal. Kz. gekroond provinciewapen tussen waarde 2 - S. Gladde rand.Top pop! Het hoogst gewaardeerde exemplaar bij NGC. Onvermeld in Delmonte noch in het supplement. RRR. Uiterst zeldzaam, zeker in deze kwaliteit NGC MS65. FDC. (province of Holland, 1581-1795, double stuiver of 1724, struck in gold of ducat weight, rosette on the obverse. Obverse: Rosette, provincial name and date; reverse: crowned provincial arms divide the date, plain edge. Extremely rare, the finest graded so far, NGC MS65.)"
This type, called a dubbelwapenstuiver, was struck 1672-83, 1697-1739, 1744-93. Many dates, including 1724, were also struck in gold for presentation. Many overdates exist.
Recorded mintage: 9,177,173 for 1723-24.
Specification: 1.62 g, 0.583 fine silver, 19.6 mm diameter, the second specimen gold, 3.50 g.
Catalog reference: KM-48.
- 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 November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
- [2]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 385, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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