Netherlands 1830 ducat
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This specimen was lot 31685 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $558.13. The catalog description[1] noted, "Willem gold Ducat 1830, Utrecht mint, torch mm, MS62 NGC. Lightly toned with considerable mint luster." This type was struck in Utrecht and Brussels 1817-40 but the bulk were clandestinely made in Russia, including this one. When the kingdom of the Netherlands was reconstituted in 1815 under the prince of Orange, the coinage was reformed with the gulden as the base unit.
Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: Sch-191, KM 50.2.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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