Utrecht 1785 1/2 ducaton
This specimen was lot 31617 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description[1] noted, "Utrecht. Provincial 1/2 Ducaton 1785 MS67 NGC. A boldly struck example with a deep periwinkle tone blending to a rust tint, and reflective glasslike fields. Not only is this gem piece the highest graded by NGC for this date, it is the highest graded specimen period, and ties with one 1786 specimen graded by PCGS." 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, .495 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-115.1; Delm-1055.
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- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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