Netherlands 1840 10 gulden

Heritage sale 3019, lot 25208

Jean Elsen sale 121, lot 1537

The first specimen was lot 25208 in Heritage sale 3019 (Chicago, April 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Willem I gold 10 Gulden 1840, MS65 NGC, super luster and excellent surfaces." The second specimen was lot 1537 in Jean Elsen sale 121 (Brussels, June 2014), where it sold for €320 (about US$513 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[2] noted,

"NEDERLAND, Koninkrijk, Willem I (1815-1840), AV 10 gulden, 1840, Utrecht. Krasje op kz. Prachtig. (kingdom of the Netherlands, William I (1815-40), gold ten gulden of 1840, Utrecht mint. Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1818-40 at Utrecht and Brussels. The common dates are 1824-B, 1825-B and 1840; the rest are scarce to rare. The contemporary French gold twenty francs was 6.45 g.

Recorded mintage: 2,760,356.

Specification: 6.73 g, 0.900 fine gold, .194 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 56, Sch-189, Fr-327.

Source:

• 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.
• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e 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]Tucker, Warren, and Cristiano Bierrenbach, World and Ancient Coins sale 3019, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
• ^[2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 121, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2014.

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