Netherlands East Indies 1803 1/2 duit

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 23319

This specimen was lot 23319 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $70. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. Batavian Republic. 1/2 Duit, 1803. NGC AU-55 Brown. A bit of rub and some die erosion but very decent." This type was struck 1802-09 and is listed as inexpensive. The Dutch hold on the East Indies at this point was weak and the British captured Batavia more than once during the Napoleonic Wars. Dutch control was restored at the Congress of Vienna and was steadily expanded to include all of what is now Indonesia.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2 g, copper, 17.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-75, Scholten 519.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• 1802 1/16 gulden
• 1802 quarter gulden
• 1802 1/8 gulden
• 1802 half gulden
• Java 1802-Z 1/2 rupee
• 1805 half duit
• Coins and currency dated 1803