Netherlands--West Friesland. 1640 1/2 Daalder. KM-22.1. AU-53 (PCGS).This is a brilliant silver white example with plenty of satin luster that is most intense in the fields. The reverse is rotated nearly 90 degrees counterclockwise from coin alignment, and it displays a few swirls of ancient verdigris behind the lion that we mention solely for accuracy. The strike is generally well centered on the planchet, the detail overall soft, as befits the type, yet with the basic design appreciable and all peripheral legends legible. All in all, a charming example of the type that retains an uncommon amount of luster, hence the rare AU grade from PCGS.PCGS Population: 1; 0 finer for the issue. PCGS Population: 2; 0 finer for the entire mintage from all years and mints.From the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation.
