Zeeland 1761 6 stuivers
This specimen was lot 33849 in Heritage sale 3114 (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $1,920. The lot description[1] noted, "Netherlands: Zeeland. Provincial Piefort 6 Stuivers 1761 MS64 NGC. Seldom encountered in this double weight and at a near-Gem designation, this being the single-finest example at NGC and likely one of the finest extant. Scintillating surfaces bear a tinge of baby blue and lemon toning, sparking with semi-Prooflike flash around the iconic Scheepjesschelling design." The six stuivers or scheepjesschelling struck for circulation (KM 90.1) was 4.95 g, 0.583 fine silver. It was made 1750, 1753-55 but not in 1761. The denomination was struck in piedfort format for presentation 1750, 1753-54 and 1758-61 and, being carefully saved, usually comes nice. These presentation pieces must have been quite popular as all the provinces made them, altho gold was the usual material.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.65 g, 0.583 fine silver, this specimen 8.78 g.
Catalog reference: KM 90a, PW-Ze-75.2.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2024 January 16 - 18 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction #3114, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2023.
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