Netherlands 1912 ducat

CNG Lissner sale, lot 716

This specimen was lot 716 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $5,142.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. Proof AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeestertekens: seahorse and winged caduceus. Dr. C. Hoitsema, mintmaster. Dated 1912. In NGC encapsulation graded Proof 63 Cameo. Superb choice proof. Very rare. Highest ever graded. Purchased from Joe Elliott." 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: 147,860; this is a rare date.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, 20.5-21 mm diameter. This specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.49 g, 12h axis.

Catalog reference: KM 83.1; Y 15; Sch-766.

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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• return to coins of the Netherlands
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands