Netherlands 1875 10 gulden

Goldberg sale 78, lot 2853

This specimen was lot 2853 in Goldberg sale 78 (Los Angeles, January 2014), where it sold for $317. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Netherlands. 10 Gulden, 1875. William III. NGC graded MS-65." This is a one year type struck in the Netherlands 1875 only during the reign of William III. Ten gulden gold pieces were struck to this standard 1819-1933. They weigh about 4% more than French twenty francs. In 1876, the reverse was modified to move the date from the top to the bottom.

Recorded mintage: 4,110,000.

Specification: 6.73 g, 0.900 fine gold, .194 troy oz AGW, reeded edge.

Catalog specification: Fr-342; KM-105, Sch-549.

Source:

• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Yifu Che and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg sale 78: the pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2014.

Link to:

• 1850 5 gulden
• 1870 2½ gulden
• 1876 10 gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1875
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
• return to coins of the Netherlands