Utrecht 1642 daalder Dav-4863

Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 54222

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." Lion daalders were struck in most of the provinces that today make up the Netherlands. 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.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1639 leeuwendaalder
• 1647 leeuwendaalder
• Coins and currency dated 1642