does any one know much about this coin? i have had it for a while but dont know much about it. any info would be much appriaciated
Its a DUIT from Holland (Hollandia), which at the time was a Dutch maritime province. The Rose mintmark on the reverse indicates it was struck at Dordrecht. It appears to dated between 1711 and 1717 They were not struck in 1718 or 1719. Its worth around £1 in VG condition.
Thats a great price. I have always liked these types of coins. Yours has an interesting obverse where the lion is enclosed in a fence. Here is a similar duit of mine. I was told it was an Utrecht duit, but maybe someone here can help me clarify that... it seems to have a star above the VOC.
rexesq I do believe your Duit was struck in Utrecht for use in the Netherlands East Indies Duits with the VOC Monogram are often referred to as a New York Duits as the Dutch originally settled in NY when it was known as New Amsterdamand that coinage was used.
Ah, great. Thank you... just the type of info I was looking for. Does the star above the VOC mean anything? I only ask since you mentioned that the rose on the original poster's coin was indicative of being struck at Dordrecht. Or does the star indicate it was struck Utrecht? I have always liked these types of coins, I especially like the silver ones... most noteably the Dutch 6 Stuivers I have seen with a ship on them... very pretty coins. The more common 2 Stuiver silver coins are very nice too. They are all fun coins to collect. I have a 1691 6 Stuivers from Groningen, but in fairly poor shape, still an interesting coin. I got it from my father who got it along with a bunch of other coins from a neighbor of his when he was a boy.
Actually the details for your Duit describe it as : Copper,Crowned Utrecht Arms with Lion supports, Reverse; VOC Monogram with date below. The STAR Mintamark is from one of two mints , Enkhuizen or Hoorn . Your 6 Stuivers (Schelling) Groningen & Ommeland should be silver, mintmark is a Dog (Varieties exist). My Dutch neighbour who has been in England over 50 years used to pronounce the English Shilling (Schelling)
Great coins! I have always admired their simplicity and abundance. Here's two silver 2s Hollandia coins of mine:
Based on other coins being sold at the time when I bought these two and seeing their varied condition they were in, I was under the impression that these coins were salvaged from a wreck horde (possibly The Hollandia Treasure Wreck), had been cleaned and were abundant on the market. I could not get any provenance from the seller at the time whether these were salvaged or not but I have tried to do some research online and found a tiny amount of background on similar coins found from significant wreck discoveries. Wikipedia: VOC Ship Hollandia BTW, would you happen to be the same Rex, "Rex Cowan, a London attorney" since your CT member name is 'rexesq' [Rex Esq.] that is mentioned on the Wiki link? I've searched this name online and found some other background in regards to the Hollandia, salvage operations and the auction that was held after reclaiming the horde. I was trying to learn more about the authenticity of my coins in my search. Thanks.
