Netherlands 1864 gulden

Sincona sale 20, lot 3096

This specimen was lot 3096 in Sincona sale 20 (Zürich, October 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "1 Gulden 1864. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich. (choice extremely fine.)" 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: 3,600,143 (a somewhat better date).

Specification: 10 g, 0.945 fine silver, .303 troy oz ASW, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 9.97 g.

Catalog reference: KM 93, Sch-616.

Source:

• 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]Richter, Jürg, Numismatic Coins & Medals: Auction 20, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2014.

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• 1864 cent
• 1864 2½ gulden
• 1865 gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1864
• return to coins of the Netherlands
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands