Groningen-Ommelanden 1692 28 stuivers

Heritage sale 3106, lot 34025

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 34025 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $2,460. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Netherlands: Groningen & Ommeland. Provincial Piefort 28 Stuivers (Florijn) 1692 AU53 NGC. Incredibly scarce in Piefort and among the most coveted double-weight strikings of this province. Aesthetically refined benefitting from a deep embossing of the devices throughout and embellished by a wonderful cabinet patina." The regular 28 stuivers was struck 1691 only. There doesn't seem to be a production 28 stuivers struck to this design.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 19.5 g, 0.673 fine silver, this specimen 36.72 g.

Catalog reference: KM-P25, Delm-1120a.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

Links to:

• 1683 silver ducat
• 1691 6 stuivers, piefort ryder schelling
• 1691 28 stuivers, piefort florijn
• Coins and currency dated 1692