Utrecht 1782 1/2 ducaton
This specimen was lot 2140 in Sincona sale 94 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NIEDERLANDE Utrecht, Provinz, 1/2 Dukaton 1782. Vorzüglich-FDC. Leicht gereinigt. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, About Uncirculated, Lightly cleaned.)"
The SCWC notes a half ducaton with a reeded edge for 1761-94 (KM 115.1) and a flowered edge for 1761-76 (KM 115.2). Each province of the Netherlands issued its own coins; besides Utrecht, there are coins for Deventer, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Holland, Overijssel, West Friesland and Zeeland, not counting various local issues. The Netherlands were swallowed up in Napoleon's empire and after his fall, reconstituted as a kingdom.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.39 g, 0.941 fine silver, this specimen 16.21 g.
Catalog reference: KM-115.1; Delmonte 1055.
- 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 94: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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