Holland 1748 6 stuivers
This specimen was lot 2033 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,785 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Provincie, AV scheepjesschelling, 1748. Gouden afslag op gewicht van een dubbele dukaat. Vz/ Driemaster varend n. r. Kz/ Gekroond Hollands wapen. Zeldzaam. goede Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Holland, gold ship schilling of 1748, off metal strike of double ducat weight. Obverse: three masted ship sailing rihgt; reverse: crowned arms of Holland. Rare, good Very Fine.)"
The circulation issue (KM 45) was struck in debased silver. The gold issue (KM 45a) was struck to double ducat weight 1702-94, most likely for presentation. Other minors, including the two stuivers, were also struck in gold.
Recorded mintage: 23,325 in silver; unknown in gold.
Specification: KM 45: 4.95 g, 0.583 fine silver; KM 45a: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold; this specimen 6,92 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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