Utrecht 1759 1/4 gulden
This specimen was lot 887 in Sincona sale 69 (Zurich, May 2021), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$14,599 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"THE NETHERLANDS | Utrecht, Provinz. 2 Dukaten 1759. Goldabschlag von den Stempel des 1/4 Guldens. Stehende Holländische Magd - Staande Nederlandse maagd. Prachtexemplar. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, double ducat of 1759, off metal strike using quarter gulden dies. Obverse: standing Dutch maid. Cabinet piece. NGC MS62+.)"
The silver quarter gulden was struck 1758-59 and is common. The gold version, also struck 1758-59, is rare. The quarter gulden had a face value of five stuivers. It was likely abandoned in favor of the scheepjeschilling, worth six stuivers, already in production.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: KM 113: 2.65 g, 0.920 fine silver; KM 113a: 7 g, gold, this specimen 6.98 g.
Catalog reference: KM 113 (silver), KM 113a (gold), Delmonte 985 (R2).
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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