Netherlands 1968 cent
This specimen was lot 24386 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $45. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Cent, 1968. Utrecht Mint; privy mark: fish. PCGS PROOF-64 Red Brown Gold Shield. Quite glistening and lustrous, this proof issue displays a bit of a mottled nature with the overall 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 bronze cent was struck without change until 1980. No dates are rare.
Recorded mintage: 28,000,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 2 g, bronze, 17 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-180, Sch-1253.
- 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, 35e 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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