Holland 1768 2 ducats Fr-248
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This specimen was lot 2656 in Goldberg sale 87 (Los Angeles, September 2015), where it sold for $1,586.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Netherlands: Holland. 2 Ducats, 1768. Later type. Standing knight. Reverse: Tablet with legend. Brilliant mint luster. NGC graded MS-62." The SCWC lists this type for 1716-93 and, unlike the single ducats, it is scarce to rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-248; KM-47.
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- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 87: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.
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- 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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