Netherlands 1837 10 gulden

Jean Elsen sale 140, lot 829

This specimen was lot 829 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €350 (about US$466 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, Koninkrijk, Willem I (1815-1840), AV 10 gulden, 1837. Licht gereinigd. Zeer Fraai à Prachtig. (kingdom of the Netherlands, William I, 1815-40, gold ten gulden of 1837. Lightly cleaned, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1818-40 at Utrecht. The common dates are 1824-B, 1825-B and 1840; the rest are scarce to rare. The contemporary French gold twenty francs was 6.45 g.

Recorded mintage: 457,686, a better date.

Specification: 6.73 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 56, Sch-187; Fr-327.

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 2014, 31^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2013.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 140, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

Link to:

• 1833 10 gulden
• 1837 cent
• 1837 gulden
• Netherlands 1837 ducat
• 1839 10 gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1837
• return to coins of the Netherlands