Netherlands 1830 3 gulden
The first specimen was lot 34556 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "Netherlands: Willem I 3 Gulden 1830/24 UNC Details (Cleaned) NGC, Utrecht mint. No dash between crown and shield. Lightly cleaned in line with its grade, yet clearly retoning to an appealing pale gold tone. A popular crown-sized issue in any grade, and uncommon in UNC." The second specimen was lot 23431 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $960. The catalog description[2] noted, "NETHERLANDS. 3 Gulden, 1830/20. William I. PCGS AU-53 Gold Shield. Pop: 1, two graded finer by PCGS. A RARE overdate. A decently struck crown with peripheral field luster and pleasant gray toning throughout. From the BKingdom Collection." This type was struck 1817-32; the 1824 is a common 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: 246,233 (all varieties).
Specification: 39.30 g, .893 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, edge lettered ★ GOD ★ ZY ★ MET ★ ONS.
Catalog reference: KM 49, Dav-233, Sch-248.
- 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.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Online Auction 3082, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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