Westfriesland 1682 gulden
This specimen was lot 32275 in Heritage sale 3105 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $20,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "Netherlands: West Friesland. Provincial gold Gulden 1682 MS61 NGC. A tremendous representative of a usually seldom-encountered off-metal issue, struck to a weight of 3 Ducats and noted as a Pattern by the Standard Catalog of World Coins. As specialists will be well aware, these issues were produced by the same dies used to strike the "regular" (and conditionally still very scarce) Guldens of the same period. Gold emissions are highly elusive, particularly in finer surviving states, and likely served as presentation pieces to important officials, thus indicating that their value and importance was well-recognized by owners in even contemporary times. This resulted in both an advanced aesthetic caliber and level of preservation, and is expected to be a fiercely contested piece when coming to auction. From the Coenen Collection." The regular silver gulden was struck 1682-87. Gold issues, noted as patterns in the SCWC, were made 1681-82 and are rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: circulation issue 10.61 g, 0.920 fine silver; presentation issue 10.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 32 mm diameter, 10.45 g.
Catalog reference: regular issue KM 70; presentation issue: KM-Pn9, Fr-Unl., Delm-852 (R2), PW-Wf44.3.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- 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 9 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction - New York #3105, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022
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