Gelderland 1708 silver ducat Dav-1837
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This specimen was lot 75020 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Gelderland. 48 Stuivers (Silver Ducat), 1708. NGC AU-58. Exceptionally alluring, this barely handled piece is exceptionally frosty and pops with an incredible sparkle. RARELY encountered in this condition." The province of Gelderland struck silver ducats throughout the eighteenth century until 1785. This subtype (mintmark, mounted knight) is listed for 1701 and 1707-11.
Recorded mintage: 705,720 for 1707-11.
Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1837; KM 38.1.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed. London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
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