Netherlands 1926 ducat

CNG Lissner sale, lot 725

This specimen was lot 725 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $514.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeestertekens: seahorse and winged caduceus. Dr. C. Hoitsema, mintmaster. Dated 1926. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Lightly toned UNC. Scarcer low mintage date. Only coin of this date ever graded. 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 fairly common.

Recorded mintage: 191,211; this is a fairly common date.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, 20.5-21 mm diameter. This specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.48 g, 12h axis.

Catalog reference: KM 83.1; Y 15; Sch-777.

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.

Link to:

• 1925 ducat
• 1926 10 cents
• 1926 10 gulden
• 1927 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1926
• return to coins of the Netherlands
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands