Hello Does anyone know where i can find a 17th century dutch Guilder? I've looked but had no success those far in finding one. Amanda
Mandy - The guilder was the name of the currency used in the Netherlands from the 17th century until the Euro came along, not the name of the individual coin denominations. And there was a more commonly used name in the 16th century - the gulden. Is there a specific coin that you'd like to find ? Example - a 1 guilder coin was known by various names in different languages. It was called - (French)florin de 20 sols, (Dutch) gulden van 20 stuivers, (English) florin of 20 stivers. Another way of referring to the coin in English would be to call it a silver gulden. So again, these coins are not difficult to find. But to find them you need to search for the specific denomination you'd like.
I suppose you are looking for guilders (guldens) in the best condition possible. You can find a lot of them in Netherlands as well as on major US auctions. By the way, on upcoming Künker auction you can buy nice and rare gold 10 Gulden coin http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotvi...Lot=7227&Val=ef990e9a24bab7e53b1a51fcd304b51c Estimated 15,000 EUR
