Netherlands 1858 gulden
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This specimen was lot 74212 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Gulden, 1858. Utrecht Mint. William III. NGC AU-58. A wholesome and brightly lustered example, delivering charming details and soft toning on the very lightly handled surfaces." This type was struck 1850-67 in substantial numbers. No one gulden coins were struck between 1867 and 1892. Curiously, while the half, one and 2½ gulden pieces were 0.945 fine silver, the five, ten and twenty-five cent issues were only 0.640 fine.
Recorded mintage: 4,199,241.
Specification: 10 g, 0.945 fine silver, 28 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: KM-93, Sch-611.
- 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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