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This specimen was lot 45470 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $288. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "NETHERLANDS. [Netherlands, Utrecht|Utrecht]. Duit, 1687. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. A somewhat crudely struck Duit, on a porous planchet, with nevertheless flashy fields and decent detail. The area of the date shows considerable weakness, though it is still possible to make out." During the seventeenth century, duits were struck not by the province but by the city of Utrecht. Varieties include KM 22 (1617-37), KM 44 (1657-71, 1676-77, 1681-87) and KM 66 (1681-90) plus a few in silver and gold, struck for presentation.
 
This specimen was lot 45470 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $288. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "NETHERLANDS. [Netherlands, Utrecht|Utrecht]. Duit, 1687. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. A somewhat crudely struck Duit, on a porous planchet, with nevertheless flashy fields and decent detail. The area of the date shows considerable weakness, though it is still possible to make out." During the seventeenth century, duits were struck not by the province but by the city of Utrecht. Varieties include KM 22 (1617-37), KM 44 (1657-71, 1676-77, 1681-87) and KM 66 (1681-90) plus a few in silver and gold, struck for presentation.

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Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45470
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45470 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. [Netherlands, Utrecht|Utrecht]. Duit, 1687. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. A somewhat crudely struck Duit, on a porous planchet, with nevertheless flashy fields and decent detail. The area of the date shows considerable weakness, though it is still possible to make out." During the seventeenth century, duits were struck not by the province but by the city of Utrecht. Varieties include KM 22 (1617-37), KM 44 (1657-71, 1676-77, 1681-87) and KM 66 (1681-90) plus a few in silver and gold, struck for presentation.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-66a.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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