Netherlands 1846 1/2 cent
This specimen was lot 24328 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. 1/2 Cent, 1846. Utrecht Mint; privy mark: sword. William II. PCGS MS-65 Brown Gold Shield. Exceeded in the PCGS census by just two examples, this shimmering and blazing Gem offers a good deal of reddish brilliance radiating from beneath." Altho the SCWC divides Dutch half cents into three types (KM 51 for 1818-37, KM 68 for 1841-47, KM 90 for 1850-77), they are, in fact, indistinguishable except by date. This is the lowest mintage of the four dates struck for William II but is awarded no premium.
Recorded mintage: 600,000.
Specification: copper, 1.92 g, 16 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-68, Sch-540.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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