Netherlands 1935 5 cents
This specimen is an offf-metal strike of a type struck at the Utrecht mint for the Netherlands 1913-14, 1923-40. Most of the dates are common but no copper-nickel five cents dated 1935 are known to exist. We aren't certain of the origin of these images but we believe they came from Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014). Lot 24744 sold there for $3,290 and the catalog description[1] noted, "Netherlands, Wilhelmina I gold Pattern 5 Cents 1935, MS65 NGC. Carefully struck with prooflike fields accentuating lightly frosted devices. This very rare pattern in gold is exceptional in its appearance and is the finest example we have been able to locate in our research." Similar pieces sold in CNG Triton XIX (New York, January 2016, lot 2609, realized $2,750) and St. James's auction 36 (London, April 2016, lot 583, realized 2,600 pounds). To our knowledge, none have appeared since.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: the circulating issue was 4.5 g, copper-nickel, 21.3 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM 153 (regular issue), KM PnA127 (gold).
- 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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