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[[Image:S73-1682.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 73, lot 1682]] | [[Image:S73-1682.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 73, lot 1682]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1682 in Sincona sale 73 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1682 in Sincona sale 73 (Zürich, November 2021), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$7,720 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NETHERLANDS EASTINDIA | Java Vereinigte Ostindische Kompanie, 1602-1799. 50 Cents 1799, Jakarta. Sehr selten. NGC AU58.'' ([[Netherlands East Indies]], Java, United East India Company, 1602-1799, fifty cents of 1799, Jakarta (Batavia) mint. Very rare, graded NGC AU58.)"</blockquote> This is not a fifty cents but a half rupee, struck in gold 1783-85 and 1798-99. In contrast, the one rupee is known only in silver. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,521. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,521. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | ||
| + | * Passon, Tom, ''Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee, vanaf 1601 tot heden'', Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 2022. | ||
* Scholten, C., ''The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories, 1601-1948,'' Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman, 1953. | * Scholten, C., ''The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories, 1601-1948,'' Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman, 1953. | ||
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. | * Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 73: World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and World Banknotes,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2021. |
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
Latest revision as of 11:46, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1682 in Sincona sale 73 (Zürich, November 2021), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$7,720 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NETHERLANDS EASTINDIA | Java Vereinigte Ostindische Kompanie, 1602-1799. 50 Cents 1799, Jakarta. Sehr selten. NGC AU58. (Netherlands East Indies, Java, United East India Company, 1602-1799, fifty cents of 1799, Jakarta (Batavia) mint. Very rare, graded NGC AU58.)"
This is not a fifty cents but a half rupee, struck in gold 1783-85 and 1798-99. In contrast, the one rupee is known only in silver.
Recorded mintage: 3,521.
Specification: 8.01 g, 0.833 fine gold, this specimen 7.84 g.
Catalog reference: Scholten 448. KM 177. Fr-12.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Passon, Tom, Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee, vanaf 1601 tot heden, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 2022.
- Scholten, C., The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories, 1601-1948, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman, 1953.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 73: World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and World Banknotes, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2021.
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- Java 1798 1/2 rupee struck in gold
- Java 1799 rupee
- 1801-Z rupee
- Java 1802-Z 1/2 rupee struck in gold
- Coins and currency dated 1799