Netherlands 1924 ducat

CNG Lissner sale, lot 723

This specimen was lot 723 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $544.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeestertekens: seahorse and winged caduceus. Dr. C. Hoitsema, mintmaster. Dated 1924. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Scarce date. Choice UNC. Purchased from M. Louis Teller, November 1992." The Netherlands was the last country to strike ducats on a regular basis. This type was struck 1814-1937. Netherlands was one of the few countries to continue minting gold after World War One. This date is scarce.

Recorded mintage: 84,206; this is a scarce 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-775.

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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• 1923 ducat
• 1923 gulden
• 1924 cent
• 1925 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1924
• return to coins of the Netherlands
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands