Utrecht 1746 2 ducats Fr-283
This specimen was lot 3244 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $19,975. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Utrecht. 2 Ducat, 1746. NGC PROOF-63. VERY RARE proof striking and the only example of the type to be given such a designation. Bold devices stand in sharp relief over flashing reflective golden mirror surfaces. Some die brush lines are visible showing the special preparation before this piece was struck. No wear or detracting marks to be found and only a few light touches of toning near the rims. A thus far unparalleled piece and of the finest quality which can be offered. Ex: Stack's Sale of the Clifford T. Weihman Collection of Gold Coins of the World. October 18-20, 1951, Lot #479." This type was struck throughout the eighteenth century until 1794 but remains expensive. The early type ducats were hammered; later issues of the eighteenth century, such as this one, were milled.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-283; KM-42; Delm-962.
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- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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