Schulman b.v.
| Private company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Auction house |
| Founded 📆 | 1880 |
| Founder 👔 | Jacob Schulman |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Amsterdam , Netherlands |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Products 📟 | Coins, medals, banknotes |
| Services | Auctions, appraisals, trading, publications |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Schulman is a Dutch auction house specialising in coins, medals and banknotes. Founded in 1880, the firm has maintained continuous activity for more than a century and has been discussed in national newspapers, numismatic journals and reference works. The company was originally based on the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam and later moved to the Jan Luijkenstraat in the Museumkwartier, where it remains active.
History
Origins in the nineteenth century
Jacob Schulman (1849–1914) began trading in coins and medals in 1880 in Amersfoort.[1] In 1889 he organised his first public auction, marking the start of the firm’s long association with numismatic auctions. His sons Maurits and Andreas later joined the business.[1]:4–6
In 1902 the company established itself in Amsterdam on the Keizersgracht, a location that placed it close to the city’s established art and antiquities trade.[2] By the early twentieth century the firm had developed specialist expertise in both European and overseas coinage, as noted in contemporary numismatic publications.[1]
Second World War
The Second World War had a significant impact on the Schulman family and its activities. Maurits Schulman, son of the founder, was deported in 1943 and died in the Sobibór extermination camp, one of the Nazi extermination camps in occupied Poland during The Holocaust in the Netherlands.[3]
After the war, Jacques Schulman (1906–1990), a grandson of the founder, resumed and expanded the firm’s activities. He temporarily operated an independent enterprise in The Hague before returning to Amsterdam to continue the family auction business.[4][1]
Twentieth century development and later activity
Under Jacques Schulman, the firm gained wider recognition within international numismatic circles. He was active as an auctioneer, dealer and author, and from 1953 to 1961 he served as president of the International Association of Professional Numismatists.[5]
The longevity and continuity of the firm were discussed in national newspapers, including *De Financiële Telegraaf*, which published a retrospective article on the company’s centenary in 1980.[6]
During the early 1950s Jacques Schulman also engaged in educational initiatives aimed at younger collectors, an activity noted in contemporary press coverage.[7]
The auction house attracted broader public attention through the sale of several major archaeological and historical coin hoards, including finds discovered at Huizinge, Serooskerke and Randwijk. These auctions were reported in national and regional newspapers such as *Het Parool*, *De Nieuwe Limburger* and *Algemeen Dagblad*.[8][9][10]
Within the wider Schulman family, a separate auction business was later established by Laurens Schulman, first in Bussum and subsequently in Harderwijk. This enterprise continued independently and was later managed by his daughter Yvette.[11][4]
Publications
From the late nineteenth century onward, members of the Schulman family produced auction catalogues, price lists and numismatic reference works. Auctions organised by the firm were listed in scholarly publications such as the Jaarboek voor Munt- en Penningkunde as early as 1930.[12]
The rNumis database records more than two hundred auctions conducted by the firm between 1891 and 1976, reflecting sustained activity over multiple decades.[13]
One of the best-known publications associated with the firm is Jacques Schulman’s Handboek van de Nederlandse munten 1795 tot 1975. The work introduced a classification system for Dutch coinage that became widely known as the Schulman number and continues to be referenced in numismatic literature.[14][15]
See also
- Numismatics
- Coin hoard
External links
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 100 Jaar Numismatiek – Jacques Schulman Amsterdam (in Nederlands). Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman B.V. 1980. Search this book on
- ↑ "Tijdschrift van het Nederlandsch Genootschap voor Munt- en Penningkunde, June 1902" (in Nederlands).
- ↑ "Maurits Schulman". Digitaal Joods Monument.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Schulman, Jacques". NumismaticMall.com.
- ↑ "The IAPN President and Executive Committee".
- ↑ Schulman zit een eeuw in klinkende munt De Financiële Telegraaf, 25 October 1980
- ↑ ‘s Lands kroniek: de heer Jacques Schulman De Tijd, 26 March 1953
- ↑ Waarde munten uit Serooskerke geschat op half miljoen De Nieuwe Limburger, 27 October 1966
- ↑ Bussen met 100 Zeeuwen naar veiling goudschat Het Parool, 26 October 1966
- ↑ Miljoenenroof oude munten Algemeen Dagblad, 12 October 1989
- ↑ "Laurens Schulman B.V." NVMH.
- ↑ Jaarboek voor Munt- en Penningkunde 1930.
- ↑ rNumis, "Auctions of J. Schulman", accessed 19 November 2025.
- ↑ De Beeldenaar 1, 1977.
- ↑ The E-Sylum, "Dutch Coins 1795 tot 2001", vol. 26, no. 32, 2023.
