Netherlands 1927 10 gulden
This specimen was lot 33540 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "Wilhelmina I gold 10 Gulden 1927 MS64 NGC. A piece with with a rich gold color, bright luster, and only minor marks in the fields." 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: 1,000,000 (a common date).
Specification: 6.72 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: Fr-351, KM 162, Sch-751.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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