Utrecht 1740 stuiver
This specimen was lot 30535 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Utrecht. Gold Stuiver, 1740. Middelburg Mint. NGC MS-64. An EXCEEDINGLY RARE off metal presentation of the normal silver Stuiver. Only two of this type and date in gold have been certified by either PCGS or NGC, with this being the first time we have offered an example of this date. Sharply struck and quite flashy, this beauty provides deeply reflective fields and has an almost cameo appearance. A stunning example that is sure to capture much attention." This denomination was struck for circulation in silver 1738-39 and 1760-65. The presentation issue was struck in half ducat weight 1738-72, 1777-82, 1786-89.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.81 g, 0.583 fine silver or 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold (shown here).
Catalog reference: KM 90 (billon), KM 90a (gold); Delm-989.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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