Netherlands East Indies 1908 1/2 cent
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This specimen was lot 72620 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. Kingdom of the Netherlands. 1/2 Cent, 1908. Utrecht Mint; privy mark: broadaxe. Wilhelmina. NGC MS-64 Brown. Deep brown and highly enchanting, this near-Gem specimen features some hints of cobalt and burgundy to add even more allure." This type was struck with various privy marks 1855-60, 1902, 1908-09. A modified reverse was used 1914, 1916, 1921, 1932-33.
Recorded mintage: 10,600,000.
Specification: 2.3 g, copper, 17 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-306, Scholten-897.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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