Westfriesland 1742 6 stuivers

Heritage sale 3006, lot 21581

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 21581 in Heritage Auctions 3006 (Long Beach, September 2009), where it sold for $4,025. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Westfriesland gold 6 Stuivers 1742, MS65 NGC, blazing golden luster. Remarkable condition for this type. This date unlisted in KM. A coin for the finest of collections." 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]Tucker, Warren, and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3006: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2008.

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