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| − | This specimen was lot 54222 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Netherlands|NETHERLANDS]]. [[Netherlands, Utrecht|Utrecht]]. Lion Daalder, 1642. Utrecht Mint. NGC MS-62. One of the more popular European crowns on account of the lion design motif, this impressive specimen thereof delivers a boldly executed strike, with very little details in the lion being left wanting. A warming brilliance of luster is seen throughout, and with this example being the sole finest certified, it is hard to imagine encountering another at this elite level." | + | This specimen was lot 54222 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Netherlands|NETHERLANDS]]. [[Netherlands, Utrecht|Utrecht]]. Lion Daalder, 1642. Utrecht Mint. NGC MS-62. One of the more popular European crowns on account of the lion design motif, this impressive specimen thereof delivers a boldly executed strike, with very little details in the lion being left wanting. A warming brilliance of luster is seen throughout, and with this example being the sole finest certified, it is hard to imagine encountering another at this elite level." The ''leeuwendaalder'' and its half are famous in the numismatic world as being some of the worst struck coins in history. Most of the provinces and several of the cities struck them from the 1570's until the end of the seventeenth century. This type is recorded in the SCWC for [[Netherlands, Utrecht|Utrecht]] for 1601-1700 with various mintmarks. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 27.68 g, .750 fine silver. | + | ''Specification:'' 27.68 g, 0.750 fine silver. |
''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-4863]]; KM-32.1. | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-4863]]; KM-32.1. | ||
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| − | * [[Utrecht | + | * [[Utrecht 1641 daalder Dav-4863|1641 ''leeuwendaalder'']] |
| − | * [[Utrecht | + | * [[Zwolle 1642 daalder Dav-4883|Zwolle 1642 ''leeuwendaalder'']] |
| + | * [[Utrecht 1643 daalder Dav-4863|1643 ''leeuwendaalder'']] | ||
| + | * [[Utrecht 1644 1/2 daalder|1644 ''halve leeuwendaalder'']] | ||
| + | * [[Utrecht 1645 ducat Fr-284|1645 ducat]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1642]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1642]] | ||
[[Category: Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale]][[Category: European crowns and thalers]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]] | [[Category: Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale]][[Category: European crowns and thalers]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:42, 18 January 2026
This specimen was lot 54222 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Utrecht. Lion Daalder, 1642. Utrecht Mint. NGC MS-62. One of the more popular European crowns on account of the lion design motif, this impressive specimen thereof delivers a boldly executed strike, with very little details in the lion being left wanting. A warming brilliance of luster is seen throughout, and with this example being the sole finest certified, it is hard to imagine encountering another at this elite level." The leeuwendaalder and its half are famous in the numismatic world as being some of the worst struck coins in history. Most of the provinces and several of the cities struck them from the 1570's until the end of the seventeenth century. This type is recorded in the SCWC for Utrecht for 1601-1700 with various mintmarks.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.68 g, 0.750 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-4863; KM-32.1.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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