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NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: AE 1/2 stuiver (6.61g), 1804, PCGS VF details

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NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: AE 1/2 stuiver (6.61g), 1804, PCGS VF details
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NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: AE 1/2 stuiver (6.61g), 1804, KM-213, Batavian Republic, "bonk" issue, very thick crude issue, porous surfaces, environmental damage, PCGS VF details.

Starting from 1796, the mint in Batavia began to produce heavy 'copper bonk' (bonk being Dutch for 'large piece') coinage formed from long copper bars imported from Japan, stamped with the denomination and date were produced. The coins exhibited significant variation in weight, and were crudely made.