Holland 1724 6 stuivers
This specimen was lot 2124 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €5,000 (about US$5,775 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Provincie, AV scheepjesschelling, 1724. Gouden afslag op gewicht van een dubbele dukaat. Vz/ Driemaster varend n. r. Kz/ Gekroond Hollands wapen. Zeldzaam. Einde muntplaat. Krasje op kz. (Netherlands, province of Holland, ship schilling of 1724, struck in gold of double ducat weight. Obverse: three masted ship sailing right; reverse: crowned arms of Holland. Rare, hairlines, Extremely Fine - Uncirculated.)"
This scheepjesschelling was struck for Holland, a province of the Netherlands, 1701-02, 1705, 1708-37, 1745-63 and 1767. It is priced fairly low in the SCWC but is seldom seen at American coin shows, particularly in nice condition. These also occasionally turn up struck in gold, as here, and were likely struck for presentation along with single and double stuivers.
Recorded mintage: 2,030,926 for 1724-25.
Specification: KM 45: 4.95 g, 0.562 fine silver; KM 45a: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW, this specimen is 6,96 g.
Catalog reference: KM 45 (silver), KM 45a (gold), Verk. 55, 6; Delm. 816.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
Link to:
- Holland 1724 stuiver struck in gold
- 1724 dubbelwapenstuiver
- Westfriesland 1724 6 stuivers
- 1725 6 stuivers (scheepjesschelling) struck in silver
- Coins and currency dated 1724