Netherlands 1957 gulden

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72563

This specimen was lot 72563 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Gulden, 1957. Utrecht Mint; privy mark: fish. PCGS PROOF-65 Gold Shield. Tied with just one other specimen for the top spot in the PCGS census, this vibrant Gem proof striking offers argent central fields and deeply burnished peripheries." 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 silver gulden was struck 1954-67, then converted to nickel (KM 184a). No dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: 27,000,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 6.5 g, 0.720 fine silver, 25 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM 184, Sch-1105.

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:

• 1955 gulden
• 1957 cent
• 1957 5 cents
• 1957 10 cents
• 1957 25 cents
• 1963 gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1957