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Message:: [QUOTE="Marianne, post: 113462, member: 4907"]Fred is one of the nicest people on the planet. He told me that the Netherlands Mint never used to make known how many proofs were made, only the total number of coins made with a particular date. Fairly regularly, one or two times per year that he knows of, one of these proofs comes up for sale. Some of these same coins, of course, could be bought and sold multiple times over the years.  Two exist in gold. In silver, at least 3 were made with "zy" instead of "zij" in the inscription "God zij met ons" along the outer edge. Then there's one 3 times the usual thickness with "zy," and another with "zij." (My head is spinning like a blender set to "pulverize," but I'll get used to it.) Three coins are known to exist in sandblast proof. The minting for circulation didn't begin until April 1901. The first 40-60  coins made with new dies would appear prooflike. (Is that what's meant  by "polished dies?") My coin reads "zij," but with a gap, so it's "z   ij." We'll see if that leads anywhere. Fred is on the case.[/QUOTE]