Netherlands East Indies 1727 duit KM-150
This specimen was lot 72447 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $95. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. United East India Company. Duit, 1727. Middleburg Mint. PCGS EF-45. Some minor roughness and mottling to the color, but nevertheless presenting little in the way of actual handling." This duit, struck with the arms of Zeeland, was issued 1726-29. The design was revised for subsequent types (KM 152.1 of 1729-35, KM 152.2 of 1736-52, KM 152.3 of 1753-92). Holland, Westfriesland, Gelderland and Utrecht also struck duits for the East Indies. Presentation strikes exist in silver and gold but not for this type.
Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.
Specification: 3.62 g, copper.
Catalog reference: KM-150.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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- Passon, Tom, Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee, vanaf 1601 tot heden, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 2022.
- Scholten, C., The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories, 1601-1948, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman, 1953.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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