Netherlands 1880 10 cents
This specimen was lot 24332 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. 10 Cents, 1880. Utrecht Mint; privy mark: broadaxe. William III. PCGS MS-66 Gold Shield. Tied with just two other examples for the finest graded in the PCGS census, this robust Gem minor presents a good deal of shimmering brilliance along with a light peripheral tone that lends a cameo appearance to the obverse." This is a common date of a common type struck in the Netherlands 1849-90 with various privy marks during the reign of William III. It is rather scarce in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.
Specification: 1.40 g, 0.640 fine silver, 15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-80, Sch-658.
- 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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