Netherlands 1827-B 10 gulden

Sincona sale 77, lot 2835

This specimen was lot 2835 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 4,000 CHF (about US$4,855 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"THE NETHERLANDS | Kingdom of the Netherlands. Wilhelm I. 1813-1840. 10 Gulden 1827 B, Brüssel. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. NGC MS63+. (kingdom of the Netherlands, William I, 1813-40, tne gulden of 1827, Brussels mint. Rare in this condition, uncirculated.)"

This type was struck in Utrecht and Brussels 1818-40; the 1827-B is a scarce date. The portrait is of William I, first king of the independent kingdom of the Netherlands. Previous kings included Louis Napoleon (1806-10), puppet of Napoleon, and Napoleon himself (1810-14). When the kingdom of the Netherlands was reconstituted in 1815 under the prince of Orange, the coinage was reformed with the gulden as the base unit. The ten gulden was 4.3% heavier than the contemporary French twenty francs.

Recorded mintage: 133,736.

Specification: 6.729 g, 0.900 fine gold, .194 troy oz AGW, 22.5 mm diameter, edge lettered GOD ZY MET ONS.

Catalog reference: KM 56, Schulman 193, Schl. 85, Fr-329.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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