Holland 1757 duit

from Heritage sale 3049, lot 31239

This specimen was lot 31239 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $587.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Holland Provincial silver Duit 1757 MS67 NGC, Dordrecht mint. Brilliant mint luster, with no apparent flaws other than a slightly soft strike on the obverse. This is the only silver example of a Duit with this date certified by either NGC or PCGS." Duits were issued in copper 1702, 1707-17, 1720-23, 1739-42, 1749, 1754, 1765-69, 1780 and also in silver (KM 80a) and gold (KM 80b). A gold duit = double ducat.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: KM 80: 3.84 g, copper; KM 80a: silver; KM 80b: 6.95 g, gold.

Catalog reference: KM 80a.

Source:

Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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.
^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016.

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