Holland 1797 gulden
This specimen was lot 42504 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Holland. Gulden, 1797. NGC MS-65. Variety with HOLL struck over WESTF. A RARE variety, struck from dies originally intended for West Friesland-especially interesting as there were no Guldens struck for West Friesland bearing this date. An undeniable Gem, bearing clean, strikingly lustrous fields that bear no major marks or issues and flow with silky smooth originality. The strike is needle-sharp, with no areas of weakness or friction to note. Indeed, although this piece is the finest certified of the variety by a number of grade points (the NGC population lists two examples of the date in MS-63, but does not discriminate between this variety and the normal variety in the census), it is in our view quite choice for even the grade assigned. The quality and eye appeal are overall exceptional and unlikely to be matched in the future." This type was struck for the Batavian Republic in 1795, 1797 and 1800. It is identical in every respect with the gulden (KM 73) struck for the defunct United Provinces.
Recorded mintage: 229,080.
Specification: 10.47 g, 0.912 fine silver, 31 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-2.2; Sch-92a (RR).
- 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, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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