Netherlands 1818 gulden
This specimen was lot 1058 in Schulman sale 375 (Amsterdam, April 2023), where it sold for €5,000 (about US$6,542 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN, WILLEM I 1815–1840, 1 Gulden. 1818. Hoofd naar rechts. TYPE I a (1818–1837). Jong hoofd. Mmt. fakkel, mt. mercuriusstaf. Utrechtse slag. RR. Licht schoongemaakt, overigens Prachtig. (kingdom of the Netherlands, William I, 1815-40, one gulden of 1818, head right, type Ia, struck at Utrecht. Very rare, NGC graded AU Details, Cleaned.)"
When the kingdom of the Netherlands was reconstituted in 1815 under the prince of Orange, the coinage was reformed with the gulden as the base unit. This is a rare date of a generally scarce type struck 1818-37. In 1840, the weight was reduced to 10 g to match the French two francs.
Recorded mintage: 42,700 plus proofs.
Specification: 10.76 g, 0.893 fine silver, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 55, Sch-258.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 375, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2023.
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