Dutch East Indies. 4 3/4 stuiver Contemporaine vervalsing Zonder jaar (1785) (No reserve price)
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A locally cast contemporary counterfeit of a 4 3/4 stuiver, copper Cu 99.7% (weight 41.87 g), with a VOC monogram and a C above on both sides, dated around 1785 in the Dutch Indies, not certified and over 200 years old.
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Description from the seller
It concerns a locally cast piece and NOT an original specimen of Japanese strip copper with flattened ends. The authentic Halve Larijnen were soon falsified and were therefore demonetized. Nearly all the coinage came back, but of course the counterfeits did not.
Most counterfeit discoveries nowadays concern modern 20th-century, easily recognizable imitations; this contemporary piece, however, does have collector value.
Front: 4% ST - VOC monogram with C above
Reverse: 4% ST - VOC monogram with C above
Material: Copper - Cu 99.7% (conform to XRF measurement)
Weight: 41.87 grams
Reference: cf. Scholten 1295c / cf. KM 32
Quality:
XF
Extra info
Because of the war threat from the English, all silver money disappeared from circulation.
Reason for the VOC board on Ceylon to manufacture from the available Japanese strip copper Halve Larijnen. The silver larijn traded at a rate of 9/2 stuiver, hence the somewhat odd denomination of 4% stuiver. The bars of Japanese copper were longer than needed for a halve larijn, so they were cut into pieces (as with the 'bonken' that has happened) and given a stamped end. Authentic specimens will then, at least on one end, show a cut termination.
It concerns a locally cast piece and NOT an original specimen of Japanese strip copper with flattened ends. The authentic Halve Larijnen were soon falsified and were therefore demonetized. Nearly all the coinage came back, but of course the counterfeits did not.
Most counterfeit discoveries nowadays concern modern 20th-century, easily recognizable imitations; this contemporary piece, however, does have collector value.
Front: 4% ST - VOC monogram with C above
Reverse: 4% ST - VOC monogram with C above
Material: Copper - Cu 99.7% (conform to XRF measurement)
Weight: 41.87 grams
Reference: cf. Scholten 1295c / cf. KM 32
Quality:
XF
Extra info
Because of the war threat from the English, all silver money disappeared from circulation.
Reason for the VOC board on Ceylon to manufacture from the available Japanese strip copper Halve Larijnen. The silver larijn traded at a rate of 9/2 stuiver, hence the somewhat odd denomination of 4% stuiver. The bars of Japanese copper were longer than needed for a halve larijn, so they were cut into pieces (as with the 'bonken' that has happened) and given a stamped end. Authentic specimens will then, at least on one end, show a cut termination.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
Yes
Country/province
Dutch East Indies
Year/period and variation
Zonder jaar (1785)
Denomination
4 3/4 stuiver Contemporaine vervalsing
Condition
Ungraded
Number of objects
1
Theme
History
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