Westfriesland 1755 6 stuivers

Heritage sale 3040, lot 30286

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 30286 in Heritage sale 3040 (Chicago, April 2015), where it sold for $3,055. The catalog description^[1] noted, "West Friesland. Provincial gold 6 Stuivers 1755 MS62 NGC. A luminous selection with vivid, amber luster, featuring the ever-popular clipper ship motif. The devices are boldly-defined and showcase an exceptional amount of detail and the surfaces exhibit very light handling. A relatively scarce example, highly-coveted in mint-state." The six stuivers denomination, with its handsome ship design, was normally struck in silver but occasionally struck in gold, probably for presentation on special occasions. The silver piece is called a scheepjesschilling ("ship shilling") in Dutch.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, gold (same weight as a double ducat).

Catalog reference: KM102.2a (unlisted date).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.

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