Netherlands 1912 10 cents

Netherlands 1912 10 cents varieties

Coinhouse Auction 21, lot 694

The second specimen was lot 694 in Coinhouse Auction 21 (Sinaai, Belgium, July 2021), where it sold for 40 euro. The catalog description noted, "Netherlands, Kingdom, Wilhelmina I, 10 Cents Silver 1912 Head left, KM 145, A.UNC. Lovely older tiny silver circulation type coin from the Netherlands in superb condition." This type, listed for 1910-25, superseded a similar type (KM 136) struck 1904-06 with a different hairstyle for the queen. Silver ten cents were struck in the Netherlands until 1941 and for the government-in-exile at the Denver, San Francisco and Philadelphia mints 1943-45. Postwar issues were in nickel. This type is common in worn condition but scarce nice.

The Netherlands 1912 10 Cents can be found in two major varieties: High Crown and Low Crown. On the High Crown variety, the highest tip of the crown touches an imaginary line drawn horizontally across the top of the final N in KONIGEN. The top of Wilhelmina's head approaches closely to the legend. On the Low Crown variety, the tip of the crown falls short of the imaginary line. Of the two varieties, the High Crown is the more valuable by far.

Recorded mintage: 4,000,000 (all varieties).

Specification: 1.3 g, 0.640 fine silver, 15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 145, Sch-891.

Source:

• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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