Utrecht 1791 10 stuivers
This specimen was lot 34053 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $10,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "Netherlands: Utrecht. Provincial gold 10 Stuivers (1/2 Gulden) 1791 MS64 Prooflike NGC. Struck to 2 Ducat weight, this incredible off-metal striking is among the finest this cataloger has had the pleasure in handling. Practically medallic and wholly deserving of the advanced Prooflike superlative via deep reflectivity and frosted, high relief motifs. Currently the only representative at NGC. Ex. Coenen Collection." This subtype was struck in silver 1750-51, 1756-68, 1771-94 and in gold 1759-60, 1764, 1773-76, 1780-94. The silver issues are fairly common while the gold presentation strikes are rare. The SCWC catalogs this as a half gulden.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: circulation strike: 5.30 g, 0.920 fine silver; presentation strike: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold; this specimen 6.92 g.
Catalog reference: KM 110 (silver), KM 110a (gold), Delm-981, PW-Ut75.2.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.
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