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Price Observations For Dutch Coins

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After almost one year browsing for Dutch coins on ebay, US auction sites, European auction sites, American coin dealers and Dutch coin dealers, I have come to the conclusion that PRICE very much depends WHERE you buy a particular coin, rather than WHAT the coins is.
For instance, modern Dutch coins (post WW-2) in MS condition are priced much higher in North American than with Dutch dealers. I suppose this is because the Dutch simply have much more inventory. The same goes for key dates. Although often, you cannot even find a certain key date in the US or Canada.
Secondly, classic Dutch coins from the 19th Century up to WW-I can typically be obtained for a better price in the US, especially on auction websites. I am not sure why this is, but MS coins from this era are priced extremely high by Dutch dealers. However, if you need a key date, you just have to pay up. Another problem with Dutch dealers is that their classic coins are often cleaned, which I think is a shame. Modern coins do not seem to have this issue.
Things change again however if we move back in time to the Dutch Republic (1572-1795). I have found that you can get a better deal on coins such as Ducatons, silver Ducats, etc. on European auction website than either their US equivalents or any coin dealer anywhere. This probably has to do - once again - with supply. What does seem mindboggling though are the astronomical prices people pay for slabbed Ducatons and Ducat on auction websites like HA or SB. For some reason, a coin being slabbed often means that the "overpayment" reaches triple digits.
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Helpful comments for other world coin collectors.

I don't collect across that many centuries, but can certainly agree that the premium paid for TPG authentication on older world coins can be quite high compared to the cost of a raw coin in similar grade. I have mostly avoided slabbed coins unless they are priced comparably to my research on equivalent raw coins. And of couse on eye appeal which can be lackin on hammered coins that get an AU or even MS grade.

I wonder if this is due to inexperienced buyers entering the market recently, or good marketing on the part of the TPGs, or a bit of both.
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I recently spent $1000 (Australian) on 18th & 19th century Dutch/Netherlands silver coins from a seller in the Netherlands and got much better value for money than I would have got elsewhere.

Needless to say, no ducatons though. . .
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Needless to say, no Ducatons though. . .

There are many beautiful 18th and 19th century Dutch coins. The "Scheepjesschelling" and coins with the portrait of young Queen Wilhelmina come to mind.
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