Netherlands 1957 25 cents

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72564

This specimen was lot 72564 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $156. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. 25 Cents, 1957. Utrecht Mint; privy mark: fish. PCGS PROOF-64 Gold Shield. Exceeded in the PCGS census by just two examples, this glistening near-Gem radiates with seemingly endless appeal and allure, and is entirely free from color." Queen Wilhelmina abdicated in 1948 in protest of Dutch colonial policy in Indonesia in favor of her daughter, Juliana, who would rule until 1980. New coin types were therefore necessary and were introduced in 1950. This nickel twenty-five cents was struck without change until 1980. No dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: 8,000,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 3 g, nickel, 19 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-183, Sch-1140.

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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

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