Netherlands Antilles 1957 1/4 gulden
The Netherlands Antilles comprise the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao off the coast of Venezuela and St. Eustatius and St. Maarten in the Leeward Islands. Coinage was issued for Curaçao during World War Two, while the island was occupied by American troops, but nothing was issued for the island group as a whole until 1952. This type was struck 1954-70 and is common. This specimen was lot 33552 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "Juliana Proof 1/4 Gulden 1957 PR63 Cameo NGC. With only one example graded higher by NGC and a tiny mintage of just 250 pieces in proof, this is a splendid opportunity to bright up any collection of Caribbean issues. Selections from the Isaac Rudman Numismatic Cabinet."
Recorded mintage: 200,000 + 250 proofs.
Specification: 3.57 g, 0.640 fine silver, reeded edge, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 4.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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