Holland 1761 14 gulden
This specimen was lot 2127 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,271 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Provincie, AV 14 gulden (gouden rijder), 1761. Vz/ Ridder n.r. met zwaard boven gekroond provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Gereinigd. Montagesporen. (Netherlands, province of Holland, gold rider of 1761. Obverse: mounted knight with sword charges over the crowned arms of the province; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Cleaned, mount mark, Fine - Very Fine.)"
This type is recorded for 1749-51, 1761-63 only and is not common. It was the largest gold coin regularly issued in the United Provinces.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9.93 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen is 9,77 g.
Catalog reference: KM 97, Verk. 40, 4; Delm. 782; Fr-253.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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.
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