1 Daalder    (Vendue pour $143.0)

1662, Netherlands, Gelderland. Silver Lion Daalder (Dog Dollar) Coin. Rare Date!

Mint Year: 1662 Province: Gelderland State: Netherlands (United Provinces) Reference: Davenport 4849, KM-16.3 ($350 in VF!). Denomination: Daalder of 48 Stuivers (Lion Daalder / Lion Dollar / Dog Dollar) Condition: Crudely struck on an uneven planchet, with areas of weakness of strike, small scratch in reverse, otherwise XF! Weight: 27.18gm Diameter: 43mm Material: Silver

Obverse: Standing knight left, head right, in front of his legs arms shield bearing a standing lion. Legend:  MO . ARG PRO : CON - FOE . BELG . GEL .

Reverse: Heraldic lion left. Date in legend above, split by mint mark (lily). Legend: CONFIDENS . DNO . NON . MOVETVR . I6 (privy mark: dog) 62 . Translated: "Relying on God I shall not be Confounded!"

The lion dollar circulated throughout the Middle East and was imitated in several German and Italian cities. It was also popular in the Dutch East Indies as well as in the Dutch New Netherlands Colony (New York). The lion dollar also circulated throughout the English colonies during the Seventeenth and early Eighteenth centuries. Examples circulating in the colonies were usually fairly well worn so that the design was not fully distinguishable, thus they were sometimes referred to as "dog dollars."