Netherlands 1840 ducat

CNG Lissner sale, lot 708

This specimen was lot 708 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,331. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeestertekens: lis and winged caduceus. P.C.G. Poelman, mintmaster. Dated 1840. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Lovely lightly patinated choice BU, a superb coin. Very low mintage. Highest ever graded. Ex Schweizerische Bankverein 19 (26 January 1988), lot 2599." The Netherlands was the last country to strike ducats on a regular basis. This type was struck 1814-1937, many of which were made in Russia, indistinguishable from Utrecht mint issues.

Recorded mintage: unknown, all Russian, this is a better date.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, 20.5 mm diameter, reeded edge. This specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.49 g, 12h axis.

Catalog reference: KM 50.2; Cr 85; Schulman 225.

Source:

• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

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