Netherlands East Indies 1929 1/4 gulden
This specimen was lot 21211 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1/4 Gulden, 1929. PCGS PROOF-64 Cameo Gold Shield. A beautiful representative of this EXTREMELY RARE proof, featuring strong cameo characteristics that are enhanced by minimally toned surfaces. The only example we have seen and the only graded as well. Worthy of intense competition from the specialist as such." This specimen was minted in Utrecht for the Netherlands East Indies in 1910-21, 1929-30. The SCWC lists no proofs for this date. A similar type (KM 319) was struck in Utrecht and San Francisco for the area until 1945. In 1949, the Dutch gave up their attempt to reconquer their colony and Indonesia obtained its dependence.
Recorded mintage: 5,006,000.
Specification: 3.18 g, 0.720 fine silver, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-312; Scholten-821.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2014, 31e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2013.
- 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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