Zeeland 1683 30 stuivers
The second specimen was lot 30170 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $6,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Zeeland. Provincial Piefort 30 Stuivers (Daalder) 1683 MS61 NGC, A scarce double-weight issue featuring a commendable clarity of detail owing to a sharp strike. Dressed in an intermingled steel and silver patina, a light undercurrent of mint luster expressed throughout. A clear target for the specialized collector of the Dutch series, and a rare opportunity. From the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns." This rare and expensive specimen is a piedfort version of KM 60, struck 1682-86. Confusingly, it is also called a "daalder" even tho it is half the weight of the lion daalder, rijksdaalder or silver ducat. A sixty stuivers was also minted (KM 63, Dav-4973) but it has a larger diameter. The second specimen was lot 71 in Schulman auction 388 (Amsterdam, December 2025), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$11,273 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"Piedfort daalder van 30 stuiver, ZEELAND Provincie 1580 - 1795, 1683, Silver Geslagen op dubbel gewicht. Type III. Staande ridder met zwaard achter provinciewapen . LUCTOR. ET. - EMERGO ♖ ❀. Kz. wapentjes van de Zeeuwse steden in een cirkel in centrum wapen met pluim, daartussen waarde 30 - ST, jaartal in het omschrift. Uit de Zeeuwse Leeuw collectie. RRR. Uiterst zeldzaam Schitterend stuk geslagen op een breed plaatje, sterk uitgemunt en glanzende Velden. FDC. (piedfort daalder of thirty stuivers of 1683, province of Zeeland, struck on a planchet of double weight, type III. Obverse: standing knight with sword and provincial arms; reverse: municipal arms arranged in a circle around a central shield with a plume, date above, from the Zeeland Lion collection. Extremely rare. A magnificent piece, struck on a broad flan, sharply struck, with lustrous fields. Uncirculated.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 15.88 g, 0.906 fine silver, the first specimen 29.90 g, the second specimen 31.64 g.
Catalog reference: KM 60 (regular issue), KM-P17 (piedfort), Delm-1083a (R3).
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage Auction 3089: NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum & Signature Auction - Dallas, featuring the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns and the Penn Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2020.
- [2]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 388: 145 Year Jubilee Sale, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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