Netherlands 1933 5 cents

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24361

This specimen was lot 24361 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. 5 Cents, 1933. Utrecht Mint. Wilhemina. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. A fairly RARE date, this square-shaped denomination offers steely gray surfaces and some alluring, shimmering brilliance." The specimen is a scarce date of a type struck at the Utrecht mint for the Netherlands 1913-14, 1923-40. Most of the dates are common. Post war issues featured a bust of the queen and were struck in bronze.

Recorded mintage: 1,400,000.

Specification: 4.5 g, copper-nickel, 21.3 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-153, Sch-920.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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