View source for Utrecht 1608 1/2 rijksdaalder

[[Image:SB1122-75406o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 75406]]
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This specimen was lot 75406 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $144. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Netherlands|NETHERLANDS]]. [[Netherlands, Utrecht|Utrecht]]. 1/2 Lion Daalder (Leeuwendaalder), 1608. NGC EF-40. Light circulation does not hinder original brightness in some areas, while pewter gray cabinet patina establishes originality beyond a doubt. Some planchet flaws and a crack (as made) give this lovely and RARE example character, but they hardly distract from the design. Such a difficult coin to find that anyone looking to acquire an example of the type should not miss this opportunity." This is not a half lion daalder, as catalogued by the auctioneers, but a half ''Nederlandse rijksdaalder''.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 14.51 g, 0.885 fine silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-12 (listed as a ''halve leeuwendaalder'' but a ''halve Nederlandse rijksdaalder'' is shown); Delm-878. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Utrecht 1599 1/2 daalder|1599 ''halve leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Utrecht 1607 daalder Dav-4863|1607 ''leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Utrecht 1608 cavalier d'or Fr-286|1608 cavalier d'or]] = ''gouden rijder''
* [[Utrecht 1609 rijksdaalder Dav-4836|1609 ''Nederlandse rijksdaalder'']]
* [[Utrecht 1616 1/2 daalder|1616 ''halve leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Westfriesland 1620 1/2 rijksdaalder|Westfriesland 1620 ''halve Nederlandse rijksdaalder'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1608]]

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