Kampen (1612-19) 6 stuivers
This specimen was lot 57752 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Kampen. 6 Stuivers (Arendschelling), ND (1612-19). Matthias I. NGC AU-58." A number of towns issued coins in the Netherlands besides the provinces and the Generality consistently found them below standard as to weight and purity. Decades of complaints finally resulted in the closure of all the municipal mints by the end of the seventeenth century. This undated type, struck in the name of emperor Mathias I, is rather scarce. The coin derives its name from the eagle on the reverse. In the eighteenth century, this denomination became the scheepjesschelling.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.95 g, 0.500 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-22.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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