Holland 1589 1/2 daalder

Schulman auction 379, lot 487

This specimen was lot 487 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €170 (about US$219 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HOLLAND Provincie 1581 - 1795. 1/2 Leeuwendaalder. 1589, Silver Type I. Ridder achter provinciewapen naar rechts, jaartal op voorzijde (x) MO x NO x ARG etc. Met interpunctie x. Kz. klimmende leeuw, mmt. ❀ in omschrift. RR. Keerzijde iets decentrisch geslagen, overigens nette details. Iets aanslag. Zeer fraai +. (province of Holland, half lion daalder of 1589, type I. Obverse: knight behind provincial arms faces right, date above, legend punctuated with "x"; reverse: lion rampant, rosette mintmark in legend. Very rare, reverse slightly off center. Some stains, choice very fine.)"

The leeuwendaalder and its half are famous in the numismatic world as being some of the worst struck coins in history. Most of the provinces and several of the cities struck them from the 1570's until the end of the seventeenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.84 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 13.12 g.

Catalog reference: Delm-870; PW. 23; V. 48.4.

Source:

• 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]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.

Link to:

• 1578 halve leeuwendaalder
• Gelderland 1589 halve leeuwendaalder
• 1589 leeuwendaalder
• 1604 halve leeuwendaalder
• Coins and currency dated 1589