Holland 1724 stuiver

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Jean Elsen sale 140, lot 803

This specimen was lot 803 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €200 (about US$266 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Provincie, AV wapenstuiver, 1724. Afslag in goud (1/2 dukaat). Vz/ Gekroond provinciewapen tussen 1-S. Kz/ Provincienaam en jaartal. bijna Prachtig. (Netherlands, province of Holland, gold shield stuiver of 1724. Obverse: crowned arms divide "1-S"; reverse: provincial name and date. about Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck in Holland 1724-26 and 1731-38 of debased silver. The catalog also records a lengthy series struck in gold. The gold stuiver weighed half a ducat.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: KM 85: 0.81 g, 0.583 fine silver; KM 85a: 1.75 g, gold; this specimen 1,76 g.

Catalog reference: Verk. 56, 5; Delm-819, Fr-unlisted; KM-85a.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • 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 140, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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