Netherlands 1848 10 cents
This specimen was lot 662 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $968. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. William II. 1840-1849. Proof AR 10 Cents. Utrecht mint; muntmeestertekens: sword and winged caduceus. H.A. van den Wall Bake, mintmaster. Dated 1848. In NGC encapsulation graded Proof 65. Deeply toned proof with a few light spots in the hair. Absolute gem. Purchased from Paul Davis, January 1970." This type was struck 1848-49 at Utrecht. The 1849 is slightly cheaper than the 1848.
Recorded mintage: 6,859,006.
Specification: 1.4 g, 0.945 fine silver, 14 mm diameter. This specimen is 15 mm diameter, 1.39 g, 5h axis.
Catalog reference: Sch-534, KM 75; Cr 88.
- 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]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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