Westfriesland 1739 stuiver

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45474

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45474 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. West Friesland. Stuiver, 1739. NGC MS-66. A bright and pleasing Stuiver with glistening luster, sharp design detail, and a reverse die clash." This type was struck 1738-39, 1760 and 1764-66. It was the lowest silver denomination.

Recorded mintage: 1,957,625 for 1738-39.

Specification: 0.81 g, 0.583 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-120.

Source:

• 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 August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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