Gelderland 1760 2 ducats Fr-236

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Sincona sale 87, lot 2822

This specimen was lot 2822 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 2,200 CHF (about US$2,963 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"NIEDERLANDE Geldern, Provinz, 2 Dukaten 1760, Selten. Sehr schön. Winzige Prüfspur am Rand. (Netherlands, province of Gelderland, double ducat of 1760. Rare, Very fine, Minimal test mark on edge.)"

This type was struck with a tree mintmark 1756 and 1759-61. It is rare.

Recorded mintage: 460,000 including 1760/59.

Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.88 g.

Catalog reference: KM 90, Delmonte 648 (R2), Fr-236.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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