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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
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* 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.  
 
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Revision as of 05:58, 2 October 2022

Sincona sale 73, lot 1682

This specimen was lot 1682 in Sincona sale 73 (Zurich, 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.

Source:

  • 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, Jurg, Sincona sale 73: World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and World Banknotes, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2021.

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