Holland 1760 2 ducats Fr-248

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from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 1460
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This specimen was lot 1460 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Holland. 2 Ducats, 1760. NGC AU-58. Entirely pleasing for the grade with bold designs, no major marks that command attention, and attractive orange-gold tone." The SCWC lists this type for 1716-93 and, unlike the single ducats, it is scarce to rare. Reeded edges were added starting in 1749.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.90 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-248; KM-47.2.

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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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