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[[Image:SB121-24316o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24316]]
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This specimen was lot 24316 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $100. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Netherlands|NETHERLANDS]]. [[Netherlands, Westfriesland|West Friesland]]. Duit, 1754. PCGS MS-62 Brown Gold Shield. A deep brown and nearly choice specimen with a solid overall strike and appearance." Duits were struck in copper in Westfriesland intermittently during the eighteenth century until the destruction of the United Provinces in 1794. This particular type was struck in copper, silver and gold 1741-80. The copper ones circulated while the silver and gold specimens were souvenirs or presentation pieces.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. 

''Specification:'' 3.84 g, copper.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-125. 

''[[Bibliography|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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections'', Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Westfriesland 1738 stuiver|1738 stuiver]]
* [[Westfriesland 1739 duit|1739 duit]]
* [[Westfriesland 1739 stuiver|1739 stuiver]]
* [[Westfriesland 1753 ducaton Dav-1834|1753 ducaton]]
* [[Westfriesland 1754 ducaton Dav-1834|1754 ducaton]]
* [[Westfriesland 1755 6 stuivers]] struck in gold
* [[Gelderland 1756 duit]]
* [[Holland 1757 duit]]
* [[Westfriesland 1780 duit|1780 duit]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1754]]

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