Netherlands 1867 2-1/2 gulden

Stack's Bowers 2020 ANA sale, lot 23433

This specimen was lot 23433 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. 2-1/2 Gulden, 1867. Utrecht Mint. William III. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. A bright and lustrous survivor with frosty well defined devices and light signs of handling consistent for the grade. An attractive example with lots of flash sure to worthy of a strong bid. From the BKingdom Collection." The specimen shown is a late date of a type struck at the Utrecht mint for the Netherlands 1849-74. Most of the dates are common. After the final issue of 1874, no 2½ gulden were issued until 1898. The 0.945 fine alloy seems to be unique to the Netherlands.

Recorded mintage: 4,948,886.

Specification: 25 g, 0.945 fine silver, 38 mm diameter., edge lettered ★ GOD ★ ZY ★ MET ★ ONS.

Catalog reference: KM-82; Dav-236; Sch-593.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1864 2½ gulden
• 1868 2½ gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1867