The Most Expensive: Coins of the Netherlands
From the Seven United Provinces to today’s Kingdom: today our record section presents the most expensive coins of the Netherlands, including many magnificent off-metal strikes in gold. Recently, a new record price was achieved, almost tripling the previous one.
Due to a tie regarding the 8th place, there is no 9th place.
01image02557Province of Holland. 10 ducats 1687, Dordrecht. Off-metal strike in gold from the dies of the rijksdaalder. Extremely fine +. From CNG Triton XIX (2016), lot No. 2557.
02_7134019United Kingdom of the Netherlands. 10 gold gulden 1820, Utrecht. Extremely fine. From Aa-muntenveiling auction 59&60 (2021), lot No. 1024.
03_image01289Province of Holland. 10 ducats 1687. Off-metal strike in gold from the dies of the silver ducat. About FDC / NGC PF63+. From Künker auction 362 (2022), lot No. 1289.
04_image30417City of Groningen: Off-metal strike in gold of 10 ducats struck from the die of the rijksdaalder, 1561. AU55 NGC. Probably unique. Ex Jacques Schulman (November 1925).
05_image02566Province of Utrecht. 10 ducats 1743, off-metal strike in gold from the dies of the 1/4 silver ducat. Extremely fine +. From CNG Triton XIX (2016), lot No. 2566.
06_image04412Province of Holland. 10 ducats, 1721. Off-metal strike in gold from the dies of the silver ducaton. Extremely fine-FDC. From Künker auction 298 (2017), lot No. 4412.
07_image03884Kingdom of Holland. Louis Bonaparte. 50 stuiver in gold, 1808. NGC-MS64. From Auction World 17 (2019), lot No. 3884.
08_image01425City of Deventer. Portugaleser of 10 ducats n.d. (1640). “Single known specimen on the market, of utmost numismatic importance.” Extremely fine +. From Künker auction 302 (2018), lot No. 1425.
09_image34324Netherlands East Indies. Dutch East India Company. Gold pattern ducaton, 1728, proof. PR64 NGC. From Heritage’s NYINC Signature Sale 3071 (2019), lot No. 34324.
10City of Campen. Eightfold rose noble n.d. (1600). Imitation of the quadruple sovereign by English Queen Elisabeth. “Extremely rare and of great importance for monetary history.” Extremely fine. From Künker auction 362 (2022), lot No. 1280.
