Netherlands 1822 25 cents

Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1625

This specimen was lot 1625 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €300 (about US$398 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, Koninkrijk, Willem I (1815-1840), AR 25 cents, 1822, Utrecht. Zeer zeldzaam Deuken aan de rand. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (kingdom of the Netherlands, William I, 1815-40, silver 25 cents of 1822, Utrecht mint. Very scarce, rim bump, Fine - Very Fine.)"

This 25 cents would be minted in large quantities 1818-19, 1822-30 but this is a rare date, tho not the key.

Recorded mintage: 116,482.

Specification: 4.23 grams, .569 fine silver, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 48, Sch-288.

Source:

• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

Link to:

• 1818 25 cents
• 1822 ½ cent
• 1822-B ½ cent
• 1822 cent
• 1822-B cent
• 1822 ½ gulden
• 1822 3 gulden
• 1823-B 25 cents
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
• Coins and currency dated 1822