SILVER COINS.
A doyt. Worth about half a farthing.
A stiver. About a penny at par. Twelve stivers are generally, but not in every part of Holland, considered equal to a shilling. This coin resembles a silver penny.
Dubbeltje, or two stiver piece. This coin is very convenient small change.
A quarter guilder, or five stiver piece. This coin, I am told, is very rare; I met with none of it.
A zesthalven, or five stivers and four doyts. This is a piece of base metal, and equal to an English six-pence; it is very convenient for an English traveller, on account of its precise value being known.
Schellingen, of various kinds, the size of which determines the value, unless they are stamped.
Six and a half stiver piece. A silver piece, little larger than a six-pence, and the eighth part of a rix-dollar.
Eight stiver piece. A larger, but thinner piece than a schellingen, not much in circulation.
Ten stiver piece. Worth half a guilder, very scarce.
Twelve and a half stiver piece. Not much in use.
Thirteen stiver piece. A Zealand coin, and much in circulation.
A guilder or florin, or twenty stiver piece. The legitimate coin of Holland, by which they calculate, and is the best silver.
Twenty-four stiver piece, or half a rix-dollar.
Twenty-six stiver piece.
Twenty-eight stiver piece. There are many sorts of this in Holland: it is usual to receive five in a lot, each of which is equal to seven guilders.
Thirty stiver piece, or dollar. Of the value of half a crown English, and about that size.
Thirty-one and a half stiver piece, or half a ducatoon. They are rare.
Forty stiver piece, or two guilder piece. Not common.
Fifty stiver piece. The antient rix-dollar; not much in use.
Fifty-two stiver piece, or modern rix-dollar. Much in circulation: in Amsterdam, and several other places, they will not pass for more than 50 or 51 stivers. In Zealand they are worth 53.
Sixty stiver piece, called a three guilder piece. Much in use.
Sixty-three stiver piece, or ducatoon. Coined when the Spaniards were in the country.