Netherlands
Holland. Provincial 3 Gulden 1680 MS63 NGC, KM58, Dav-4951, Del-1129. Obv. Lion rampant. Rev. Crowned coat-of-arms diving denomination. The first Dutch 3 gulden type, this piece is incredibly rare and extremely choice. Exquisitely toned and featuring a deep cabinet nature, this stunner exhibits a cobalt hue highlighting the legends and devices. Compare to the Millennia specimen (an NGC MS62), the only other example which this cataloger could locate (and the only other example certified by NGC, with none being graded by PCGS), which realized a hammer of $4,700 in 2008 and which previously realized a hammer of $2,400 in 2002 as a part of the Irving Goodman Collection and sold as raw. Given a decade since this type's last appearance and the present example's slightly higher technical grade, one can only imagine the heights to which the latter, a sublime rarity, could reach.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD