Netherlands 1926 10 gulden
This specimen was lot 31251 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $5,170. The catalog description[1] noted, "Wilhelmina I Proof gold 10 Gulden 1926 PR65 Cameo PCGS, Utrecht mint. A extreme rarity in Proof with likely 20, or less, pieces struck. Superbly struck, with deeply mirrored fields and frosted devices. Only one example has been certified finer than this Gem example." This type, struck 1925-27 and 1932-33, is the last gold coin minted in the Netherlands for circulation. This bust was used on all the silver and gold denominations from the ten cents to the ten gulden. The Netherlands, remaining neutral during World War One, continued to issue gold until 1933, the same year the United States went off the gold standard.
Recorded mintage: 2,500,000 plus proofs (a common date).
Specification: 6.72 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: Fr-351, KM 162, Sch-750.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016.
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