Netherlands 1829-B gulden
This specimen was lot 1063 in Jean Elsen sale 121 (Brussels, June 2014), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$2,242 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIQUE, Royaume des Pays-Bas, Guillaume Ier (1815-1830), AR 1 gulden, 1829 B, Bruxelles. Petits coups. Nettoyée. Superbe à Fleur de Coin. (Belgium, kingdom of the Netherlands, William I (1815-30), silver gulden of 1829, Brussels mint. Small nicks, cleaned, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck in Utrecht and Brussels 1817-30. The 1829-B is a scarce date. After Belgium obtained her independence in 1830, the mint continued striking for the new country until its closure in 2018.
Recorded mintage: 382,810.
Specification: 10.77 g, .893 fine silver, .307 troy oz ASW, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Sch-271, KM 55.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 121, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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