Kampen 1662 daalder Dav-4879
This specimen was lot 32021 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "Kampen. City Lion Daalder 1662 MS65 NGC. A bright example offering a pleasing strike and exceptional preservation for the issue." "Lion" daalders were struck in Kampen and other Dutch provinces until 1697 but are seldom seen in collectible condition. This specimen, lustrous but lacking in detail, is exceptional for this type. Many subtypes exist with different mintmarks: KM 35.1 struck 1637, 1642-43, 1656, 1671, 1688; KM 35.2 (shown here) struck 1646, 1650-57, 1662-64; KM 35.3 struck 1664-67, 1672, 1688; KM 35.4 struck 1675-93; KM 35.5 struck 1671-72. Simultaneous with the Lion daalder (48 stuivers) was the "prince" daalder (40 stuivers), the silver ducat (also 48 stuivers, Dav-4918), the three gulden (60 stuivers) and the ducaton (silver rider, Dav-4945). The catalog does not explain why so many different large silver coins were felt to be necessary.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.68 g, 0.750 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 35.2, Dav-4879.
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- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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