Netherlands 1864 cent

from Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72434

This specimen was lot 72434 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $95. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Cent, 1864. Utrecht Mint; privy mark: sword. William III. PCGS MS-63 Red Brown Gold Shield. A sharply struck Cent with abundant bright mint luster in the protected areas." This type is listed for 1860-77. This type, struck for William III (1849-90) is virtually indistinguishable from those struck for William I (KM-47). This date is scarce but not rare. In 1877, the cent was reduced to 2.5 g (KM 107.1).

Recorded mintage: 2,026,000, a better date.

Specification: 3.70 g, copper, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-100, Sch-689.

Sources:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1863 cent
• 1864 gulden
• 1864 2½ gulden
• 1870 cent
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
• Coins and currency dated 1864