Westfriesland 1644 1/2 daalder

Heritage sale 3082, lot 34546

This specimen was lot 34546 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Netherlands: West Friesland. Provincial 1/2 Lion Daalder 1644 MS65 NGC." Lion daalders were struck in most of the provinces that today make up the Netherlands. This type is recorded in the SCWC for Westfriesland for 1606-68 with various mintmarks (KM 22.1: 1616-48; KM 22.3: 1629, 1650-68; KM 22.4: 1606-29, 1643, 1650). The province also struck half rijksdaalders until 1662.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.84 g, 0.750 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 22.1.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Online Auction 3082, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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