Netherlands 1890 25 cents

Heritage sale 3038, lot 34830

This specimen was lot 34830 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $660. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Netherlands: Willem III 25 Cents 1890 MS65 NGC. Dot after date. A brilliant piece, highly opalescent and saturated in colorful tones." This coin has about the same amount of silver as a dime but being only 0.640 fine, is rather larger. It was issued 1849-53 and 1887-90. This date comes with or without a dot after the date; this one is the more common.

Recorded mintage: 600,000.

Specification: 3.575 g, 0.640 fine silver, .073 troy oz ASW, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 81, Sch-639.

Source:

• 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, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

Link to:

• 1889 25 cents
• 1890 2½ cent
• 1890 10 cents
• 1892 25 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1890
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands