Utrecht 1717 ducat Fr-284
This specimen was lot 349 in Sedwick sale 34 (Winter Park, FL, November 2023), where it sold for $1,980. The catalog description[1] noted, "Utrecht, United Netherlands, gold ducat, 1717, rare, NGC MS 63 / Akerendam (Shipwreck Blue Label) ("top pop"). While the usual date for Utrecht ducats from this wreck was 1724, a handful of earlier dates were reported, including 47 of the date 1717 (see page 48 of Bjorn Ronning's 1979 book Akerendam: The Story of the Runde Treasure), this example being just as nice as any of the common 1724's, with much luster, smooth fields, and full knight's-head details, tied with two others for finest in the NGC census. Recovered from: Akerendam, sunk in 1725 off Norway." The ducats of Utrecht come in two styles: KM 7.1/Fr-284, struck 1649-1743 with a plain edge, and KM 7.4/Fr-285, struck 1679-1794 with a reeded edge. The latter, being made on a screw press, are usually round and fully struck. The SCWC states that the mintmark should be a rose but we see a small cup behind the knight's head.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM-7.1; Fr-284.
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- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing and Connor Falk, Treasure Auction 34, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2023.
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