Netherlands 1823-B 3 gulden
This specimen was lot 1341 in Jean Elsen sale 125 (Brussels, June 2015), where it sold for €8,500 (about US$11,308 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIQUE, Royaume des Pays-Bas, Guillaume Ier (1815-1830), AR 3 gulden, 1823-B, Bruxelles. Extrêmement rare Fines griffes et légers coups sur la tranche Superbe. Voir l'agrandissement en page 6. Provient de la collection J.-M. Chouters et de notre vente 59, 18-21 septembre 1999, 2053. (kingdom of the Netherlands, William I (1815-30), silver three gulden of 1823, Brussels mint. Extremely rare, fine scratches and light rim bumps, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1817-32; the 1823-B is the key date of a scarce type. The portrait is of William I, first king of the independent kingdom of the Netherlands. Previous kings included Louis Napoleon (1806-10), puppet of Napoleon, and Napoleon himself (1810-14). 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. In 1840 the three gulden was dropped and the 2½ gulden adopted.
Recorded mintage: 13,817.
Specification: 32.29 g, .893 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, edge lettered GOD ZY MET ONS.
Catalog reference: KM 49, Sch-255, Dav-233.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 125: Collections Dr. Jacques Marneffe, Jean-Marie Chouters et Henri Pottier, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2015.
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