Netherlands 1809 ducat Fr-322

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Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 4158
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This specimen was lot 4158 in Stack's-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $793.13. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Kingdom of Holland. Ducat, 1809. PCGS AU-53 Secure Holder." Louis Napoleon was briefly the ruler of the Kingdom of Holland 1806-10. When he showed signs of independent thinking, his brother Napoleon evicted him and annexed the kingdom to the empire of France. This is the more common of two ducats issued in 1809, the other features a standing knight on the reverse (Fr-323).

Recorded mintage: 2,370,620.

Specification: 3.43 g, .983 fine gold, .108 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-322; KM-38.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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