Holland 1672 2 ducaton Dav-4929
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This specimen was lot 668 in Stack's Coin Galleries sale (New York, December 2009), where it sold for $4,370. The catalog description noted, "NETHERLANDS. HOLLAND. Double Ducaton, 1672. Charging Knight over 4½ X RES PARVAE CRESCUNT CONCORDIA. A delightfully thick and heavy silver piece. Reflective silver gray surfaces. About Uncirculated." The SCWC notes that the regular issue runs 1672-94 and 1716-21; double ducatons are noted for 1671-93.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 65.56 g, 0.941 fine silver; this specimen 42.4 mm, 65.1 grams.
Catalog reference: KM 93, Davenport 4929.
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- 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.
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