Netherlands 1823 10 gulden
This specimen was lot 34233 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "Netherlands: Willem I gold 10 Gulden 1823 MS62 NGC, Utrecht mint. The fourth date in the series whose relatively high mintage does not give an adequate idea of the issue's true scarcity in mi[d]-tier Mint State. Clearly pervaded by a choice luster, the reverse shows the usual plethora of die polish so emblematic of quality Willem I 10 Gulden." This type was struck in Utrecht and Brussels 1818-40; the 1823 is a rather scarce date. 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. The ten gulden was 4.3% heavier than the contemporary French twenty francs.
Recorded mintage: 266,248.
Specification: 6.729 g, 0.900 fine gold, .194 troy oz AGW, edge lettered GOD ZY MET ONS.
Catalog reference: Sch-178, KM 56.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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