Netherlands 1851 1/2 cent

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24345

This specimen was lot 24345 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. 1/2 Cent, 1851. Utrecht Mint; privy mark: sword. William III. PCGS MS-64 Red Brown Gold Shield. Though exhibiting mostly brown surfaces, this shimmering near-Gem also offers some hints of lustrous red throughout as well." Altho the SCWC divides Dutch half cents into three types (KM 51 for 1818-37, KM 68 for 1841-47, KM 90 for 1850-77), they are, in fact, indistinguishable except by date. This is a common date.

Recorded mintage: 2,051,400.

Specification: 1.92 g, copper, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-90, Sch-704.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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