Utrecht 1779 2 ducats Fr-283

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Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 1315
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 1315 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Utrecht. 2 Ducat, 1779. NGC MS-62. Nice strike. Lustrous and very appealing." This type was struck throughout the eighteenth century until 1794 but remains expensive.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-283; KM-42.2; Delm-962.

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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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