Overijssel 1742 ducaton Dav-1829
This specimen was lot 337 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "Overijssel, United Netherlands, "rider" ducatoon, 1742. Choice big flan with full UNC details (hint of luster), lots of tiny marks but no corrosion, very light toning all over. Recovered from: Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England." The specimen is one of a type issued for the province of Overijssel in 1720, 1732-47 and 1764. Double ducatons (Dav-1828) exist but are very rare. Each province of the Netherlands issued its own coins; besides Overyssel, there are coins for Deventer, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Holland, Utrecht, West Friesland and Zeeland, not counting various local issues. The Netherlands were swallowed up in Napoleon's empire and after his fall, reconstituted as a kingdom.
Reported Mintage: 473,592 for 1742-47.
Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver, .991 troy oz AGW, this specimen 32.29 grams.
Catalog reference: KM-80, Dav-1829.
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- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
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