Netherlands East Indies 1762 1/2 duit KM-72
This specimen was lot 24392 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. Holland. Silver 1/2 Duit, 1762. Dordrecht Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-58 Gold Shield. Pop: 1; one graded finer by PCGS. Struck in silver, on demand as presentation pieces. An attractive coin with sharp design detail, mutely flashy fields, and gray toning with hints of color." This type was issued 1749-54, 1769-70 in copper, 1755-63 in silver and 1750, 1755-63 in gold from Holland. It was also produced at Utrecht (KM 112.1), Westfriesland (KM 137) and Gelderland (KM 55a), among others.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper (KM 72) or silver, 1.49-1.7 g (KM 72a) or gold, 1.718-1.724 g (KM 72b).
Catalog reference: KM-72a.
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- Passon, Tom, Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee, vanaf 1601 tot heden, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 2022.
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- [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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