Overijssel 1760 7 gulden Fr-274

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Sincona sale 90, lot 1490

This specimen was lot 1490 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,255 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"NIEDERLANDE Overijssel, Provinz, 7 Gulden 1760. 1/2 Goldener Reiter - 1/2 Gouden rijder. NGC MS62. (Netherlands, province of Overijssel, seven gulden or half gold rider of 1760. Graded NGC MS-62.)"

This expensive type is listed for 1760-63. It was the second largest gold coin regularly issued in the United Provinces after the "gold rider" (Fr-273).

Recorded mintage: 54,000.

Specification: 4.96 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4.97 g.

Catalog reference: KM 100, Delmonte 1061, Fr-274.

Source:

  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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