Netherlands 1894 ducat
This specimen was lot 711 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $6,655. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeestertekens: halberd and winged caduceus. H.L.A. van den Wall Bake, mintmaster. Dated 1894. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 67. Superb gem BU. Highest 19th century Netherlands ducat ever graded. Extremely rare date. Purchased from M. Louis Teller." 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: 30,407; this is a rare date.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, 20.5-21 mm diameter. This specimen 21 mm diameter, 3.50 g, 11h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 83.1; Y 15; Sch-755.
- 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.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e 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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