Netherlands East Indies 1805 1/2 duit

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 23320

This specimen was lot 23320 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $180. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. Batavian Republic. 1/2 Duit, 1805. NGC AU-55 Brown. No wear obviously evident; quite presentable." 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: 1.8 g, copper, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-75, Scholten 521.

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.
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 January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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