Netherlands 1877 cent KM-100

Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71774

This specimen was lot 71774 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $110. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Cent, 1877. Utrecht Mint; privy mark: Broadaxe. William III. NGC MS-66 Brown. This lovely superb Gem exhibits boldly struck devices with smooth surfaces and lovely rich chocolate brown patina with hints of original mint red amongst the devices." This type is listed for 1860-64, 1870-77. This type, struck for William III (1849-90) is virtually indistinguishable from those struck for Wilhelmina (1890-1948) (KM 107.2). This date is common. In 1877, the cent was reduced from 3.84 g to 2.5 g and struck in that weight until 1941.

Recorded mintage: 11,026,000 large cents plus 6,100,000 small cents.

Specification: 3.7 g, bronze, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-100, Sch-694.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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