Schulman b.v. is a coin auction house in Amsterdam, founded in 1880. We appraise and sell silver coins, from provincial riders and ducatons to the guilders and rijksdaalders of the last century, both through direct purchase and through our international auctions, where buyers from 80 countries bid.
Every silver coin has a floor: the silver itself, weighed against the day's price. On that basis we buy outright, without your having to wait for an auction. Above that floor the numismatic value begins, and it depends on rarity, date, mint mark and quality. Coins that clearly rise above the silver price we enter into the auction, where collectors from the Netherlands and abroad bid against each other.
After 1967 the picture changes. Circulating Dutch coinage is nickel from then on, so there is no silver value, and the mintages are so large that there is usually no collector value either. Silver returns only in commemorative issues, such as the silver ten guilder of 1970. Those do carry silver value, but rarely much more than that.
Not sure which category your coins fall into? We assess that free of charge and tell you which route yields the most, including when that is a direct sale.
Not every old guilder is silver. The guilder was the Dutch currency from 1816 until the euro, but silver circulation coins were only struck until the 1960s. After that the same denomination is nickel, and there is no silver value left.
The 1 guilder is silver from 1818 to 1967 and was struck under five monarchs. The 2½ guilder, the rijksdaalder, runs from 1840 to 1943, at a fineness of 945/1000 until 1928 and 720/1000 after that.
The 3 guilder was struck under William I only, in a run of less than fifteen years. The large silver coinage of the Republic, the silver rider and the ducaton, runs up to 1795 and almost always carries collector value above the silver price.
Not sure whether what you have is silver? Send a photo of the obverse and reverse and we will look up the date for you.
Dutch silver falls broadly into three periods, and those largely decide the outcome of an appraisal. For the guilder, the rarity tables per monarch are in our article on the silver guilder.
Schulman has been an auction house for coins of numismatic and historical importance since 1880, Dutch as well as foreign. That determines what we appraise and sell:
Dutch silver guilders, rijksdaalders and three guilder coins from the Kingdom
Provincial and VOC silver of the Republic: silver riders, ducatons and shipwreck coinage
Old foreign silver coins, from European talers and crown-sized pieces to Spanish colonial reales
Silver medals, guild medals and historical medallions
Juliana silver from 1954 to 1967, which is bought at silver weight
Complete collections and estates
This concerns historical coinage. Modern circulation coins and present-day silver bullion coins we do not accept.
Your coins are examined, weighed and assessed in your presence. For every coin you hear whether the offer is based on the silver value, or whether the coin does better at auction.
When you sell, you identify yourself, as is legally required for dealers in precious metals. Payment is made by bank transfer. If you live far away or abroad, you can send your coins to us insured.
Unsure whether a coin is genuine? We check weight, diameter and die details under magnification, and have valuable pieces certified by PCGS or NGC.
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