Netherlands 1804 silver ducat Dav-225
This specimen was lot 30175 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $7,500. The catalog description[1] noted, "Batavian Republic Rijksdaalder (Silver Ducat) 1804 MS66 NGC, Utrecht mint. Lightly dusted in a mottled silver and hazelnut brown patina over surfaces serene and graced with underlying satin luster throughout. Quite desirable and rarely seen in this thoroughly gem condition. From the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns." In 1795 the revolutionary armies of France invaded and occupied the United Provinces and reorganized it into the puppet Batavian Republic, which survived until 1806, when Napoleon installed his brother Louis on the newly contrived throne of the Kingdom of Holland, which lasted only until 1810. After Napoleon's fall in 1814, William I, of the old house of Orange, was made king of the Netherlands.
Recorded mintage: 6,282,870 (includes Utrecht, Holland and Gelderland for 1795-1806).
Specification: 28.08 g, 0.868 fine silver, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 10.4, Dav-225.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage Auction 3089: NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum & Signature Auction - Dallas, featuring the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns and the Penn Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2020.
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