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This specimen was lot 4781 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €340 (about US$446 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NIEDERLANDE, ZEELAND, Provinz. 1/2 Reichstaler 1591. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön.'' ([[Netherlands]], [[Netherlands, Zeeland|province of Zeeland]], half daalder of 1591. Planchet defects, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1609, 1614-19, 1623-25, 1628-29, 1632-41 and 1645-53. While not rare in low grade, because of its crude fabric this half daalder is quite scarce in nice condition.  
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This specimen was lot 4781 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €340 (about US$446 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NIEDERLANDE, ZEELAND, Provinz. 1/2 Reichstaler 1591. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön.'' ([[Netherlands]], [[Netherlands, Zeeland|province of Zeeland]], half daalder of 1591. Planchet defects, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1609-13, 1619-31, 1634-35, 1646-62 along with [[Zeeland 1623 1/2 daalder|''halve leeuwendaalders'']]. While not rare in low grade, because of its crude fabric this half daalder is quite scarce in nice condition.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
''Specification:'' 13.84 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 14.05 g.  
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''Specification:'' 14.51 g, 0.882 fine silver, this specimen 14.05 g.  
  
''Catalog reference:'' KM 30, Delm. 936 (R2); Purmer/van der Wiel Ze 40.  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 25, Delm. 936 (R2); Purmer/van der Wiel Ze 40.  
  
 
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Revision as of 11:27, 10 May 2024

Künker sale 406, lot 4781

This specimen was lot 4781 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €340 (about US$446 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"NIEDERLANDE, ZEELAND, Provinz. 1/2 Reichstaler 1591. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön. (Netherlands, province of Zeeland, half daalder of 1591. Planchet defects, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1609-13, 1619-31, 1634-35, 1646-62 along with halve leeuwendaalders. While not rare in low grade, because of its crude fabric this half daalder is quite scarce in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.51 g, 0.882 fine silver, this specimen 14.05 g.

Catalog reference: KM 25, Delm. 936 (R2); Purmer/van der Wiel Ze 40.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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