Netherlands Antilles 1976 200 gulden
The first specimen was lot 1842 in Goldberg sale 112 (Los Angeles, September 2019), where it sold for $342. The catalog description[1] noted, "Netherlands Colonies. Netherlands Antilles. 200 Gulden, 1976. Queen Juliana, 1948-1980. The Andrea Doria. United States Bicentennial. In original sealed cachet. Choice Brilliant Proof." The second specimen was lot 2181 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €675 (about US$780 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"NEDERLANDSE ANTILLEN, Juliana (1948-1980), AV 200 gulden, 1977. Andrew Doria. (Netherlands Antilles, Juliana, 1948-80, gold two hundred gulden of 1977 [sic], Andrea Doria. Proof.)"
Wikipedia comments, "USS Andrew Doria was a 14-gun brig of the Continental Navy. Purchased by the Continental Congress in November 1775, she is most famous for her participation in the Battle of Nassau...and for being the first United States vessel to receive a salute from a foreign power." This NCLT was minted, packaged and sold by the Franklin Mint and the irrelevance of the topic to the Dutch Antilles was not important.
Recorded mintage: 100 (m) + 5,726 (u) + 15,442 proofs.
Specification: 7.95 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.2300 troy oz AGW, the second specimen 8,03 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-1; KM-16.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 112: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
Link to:
- 1975 5 cents
- Netherlands Antilles 1978 100 gulden, 50th anniversary of the Netherlands Antilles bank
- Coins and currency dated 1976