Oh boy, did I score a beauty with Lions

theboz11 · January 13, 2005 6:12AM

Not my picture, 1790 Netherlands a Nickel I believe.

lordmarcovan · January 13, 2005 6:17AM

Wow, I'm not used to seein' VOC duits in such high grade!

theboz11 · January 13, 2005 6:22AM

I've never seen one this nice, and it only drew 3 bids other then mine, and I bid 10 minute before it ended. All the serious buyers must be at FUN or on their way.

lordmarcovan · January 13, 2005 6:32AM

Hey- you changed the pic? Looks even better, now. Lotsa red.

Or did you? If you don't have it in hand yet, I guess you can't have changed the picture. But I don't remember seeing that yellow background the first time I looked.

Usually those copper duits are worn pretty heavily.

I have one from the state of Utrecht with decent detail, on my Holey Coin Vest (top right in the picture below), but it ain't even close to yours, and it's holed, of course.

oldshep · January 13, 2005 6:40AM

I can't wait to see your pictures when it is in hand!!!
Shep

theboz11 · January 13, 2005 6:46AM

LM , I took the picture from the sale and put some Adobe tweeks on it , and added the yellow background to bring out the copper red, it was very dark and in a 2x2. I will get My pictures up as soon as it gets here.

AuldFartte · January 13, 2005 7:18AM

<< <i>Wow, I'm not used to seein' VOC duits in such high grade!

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That's the first one I've seen anywhere NEAR that nice

cosmicdebris · January 13, 2005 7:18AM

Cool!

tbirde56 · January 13, 2005 7:20AM

There were 4 duits to a stuiver and 20 stuivers in a Gulden.
This one has the coat of arms of Overyssel province. Krause lists mintmarks as a star or or child in swaddling clothes. Yours appears to be the latter. Krause notes that these were minted 1827, 1834 and 1835. My old '93 1st edition lists an XF at $15.