Netherlands 1885 10 cents

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73316

photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 73316 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $95. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. 10 Cents, 1885. Utrecht Mint; privy mark: broadaxe. William III. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. An overall choice representation, this lustrous example features a high degree of brilliance and some darker hues speckled throughout." This type was struck 1849-90 and is not common in nice condition. This late date is fairly available but many of the early dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.

Specification: 1.40 g, 0.640 fine silver, 15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 80. Sch-662.

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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1884 10 cents
• 1885 ½ cent
• 1885 10 gulden
• 1885 ducat
• 1887 10 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1885
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands