Netherlands 1884 2-1/2 cent
This specimen was lot 72549 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. 2-1/2 Cents, 1884. Utrecht Mint; privy mark: broadaxe. William III. NGC MS-63 Brown. Choice and deeply brown, this alluring specimen offers a great deal of original brilliance emanating throughout as well." This type is listed for 1877-90 and is the first of its denomination. At the time of issue, it had a face value of about one United States cent. This type, struck for William III (1849-90) is virtually indistinguishable from those struck for Wilhelmina (KM 108.2). This date is common in circulated condition.
Recorded mintage: 3,600,000.
Specification: 4 g, bronze, 23.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-108.1, Sch-683.
- 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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