Utrecht 1748 2 ducats Fr-283
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This specimen was lot 884 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$7,963 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"THE NETHERLANDS | Utrecht, Provinz. 2 Dukaten 1748. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, double ducat of 1748. Very rare in this condition. NGC MS63.)"
This type was struck throughout the eighteenth century until the final collapse of 1794 but remains expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 7.06 g.
Catalog reference: KM-42.2; Delmonte 962, Fr-283.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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