Netherlands 1869 5 cents
This specimen was lot 24339 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $110. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. 5 Cents, 1869. Utrecht Mint; privy mark: sword. William III. PCGS MS-66 Gold Shield. This absolutely superb Gem minor features mostly gunmetal gray color throughout, though the peripheries have developed a delightful golden-orange tone." This type was struck 1850-55, 1859-63, 1868-69, 1876, 1879 and 1887. Unlike other countries of the Latin Monetary Union which struck silver minors in 0.835 fine silver, Netherlands persisted with a 0.640 fine alloy, a holdover from the United Provinces days of stuivers and scheepjesschellings. The five cents are rather common compared to the ten cents (KM 80) and twenty-five cents (KM 81) even tho mintages were generally smaller.
Recorded mintage: 500,000.
Specification: 0.69 g, 0.640 fine silver, 12.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-91, Sch-673.
- 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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