Netherlands 1830-B 1/2 gulden
This specimen was lot 673 in Jean Elsen list 269 (Brussels, July-August 2014), where it was offered for €450 (about US$612). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIQUE, Royaume des Pays-Bas, Guillaume Ier (1815-1830), AR 1/2 gulden, 1830 B, Bruxelles. Rare. Légères traces d'ajustage. Très Beau à Superbe (kingdom of the Low Countries, William I (1815-30), silver half gulden of 1830, Brussels mint. Rare, light adjustment marks, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in Utrecht 1818-22 and Brussels 1829-30. All dates are rare. After Belgium obtained her independence in 1830, the mint continued striking for the new country until its closure in 2018.
Recorded mintage: 100,186.
Specification: 5.383 g, .893 fine silver, .154 troy oz ASW, 24 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Sch-283, KM 54.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Liste 269: Juillet-Septembre 2014, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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