Netherlands 1827 cent

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72539

This specimen was lot 72539 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $110. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Cent, 1827. Utrecht Mint; privy mark: torch. William I. PCGS MS-63 Brown Gold Shield. Choice and quite captivating, this chocolate brown specimen features some delightful hints of red wonderfully highlighting the devices." This type was struck in Utrecht and Brussels 1817-31 and 1837 for William I. The 1827 is common. After Belgium obtained her independence in 1830, the Brussels mint continued striking for the new country while the Utrecht mint operates to this day for the Dutch government.

Recorded mintage: 25,650,000.

Specification: 3.84 g, copper, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-47, Sch-330.

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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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