Zeeland 1687 2 daalder Dav-4973
This specimen was lot 915 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$332 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"THE NETHERLANDS | Zeeland, Provinz. Doppeltaler zu 10 Escalin (60 Sous) 1687. Sehr schön. Kleiner Randfehler. Leichte Prägeschwäche. (Netherlands, province of Zeeland, double thaler of ten escalins/schillings or sixty stuivers of 1687. Very fine, Minor edge flaw, Slightly weakly struck.)"
This coin was tariffed at 60 stuivers and was struck 1685-93. It is not a double lion daalder, which was worth 48 stuivers. This obscure denomination was not struck in all the provinces. In addition to Zeeland, we find it listed for Nijmegen, Holland (Dav-4830) and Deventer (Dav-4978). Other provinces issued three gulden (such as Dav-4963) of nearly identical weight.
Recorded mintage: 495,837.
Specification: 31.76 g, 0.906 fine silver, this specimen 31.57 g.
Catalog reference: KM 63, Delmonte 1074. Dav-4973.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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