Holland 1687 2 gulden

from Sincona sale 11, lot 2142

This specimen was lot 2142 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$929 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NIEDERLANDE Holland, Provinz 2 Gulden 1687. Gutes sehr schön. (Netherlands, province of Holland, two gulden of 1687, good very fine.)"

This type, a rare denomination, was struck 1681-2 and 1687. Double gulden are recorded from Friesland (KM 53), Gelderland (KM 66, 67, 69), Holland (KM 57, 62, 75), Overijssel (KM 62) and Westfriesland (KM 82) but the denomination doesn't seem to have caught on. Half, one and three gulden also exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 21.2 g, .920 fine silver, this specimen 21.05 g.

Catalog reference: Delmonte 1142, Nederl. Munt. 2.18.78, KM 62.

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]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2013.

Link to:

• Holland 1681 gulden
• Holland 1681 2 gulden
• 1682 10 stuivers
• 1684 silver ducat
• 1684 3 gulden
• 1684 piefort 3 gulden
• 1687 ducaton, struck in gold
• Holland 1689 10 stuivers struck in gold
• 1693 silver ducat
• Friesland 1696 2 gulden
• Nijmegen 1688 daalder
• Coins and currency dated 1687
• return to coins of Netherlands, Holland