Utrecht 1792 duit

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from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73303
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This specimen was lot 73303 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Utrecht. Duit, 1792. NGC MS-67 Brown. A highly attractive superb GEM boasting a bold strike with smooth satiny surfaces. Plenty of remaining original mint red radiates from the devices with the smooth chocolate fields exhibit an iridescent blue sheen." This type was struck 1739-68, 1780, 1783-93 and has a low catalog value. Presentation strikes were made in silver and gold for some years, including dates for which no circulating examples exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.84 g, copper, 21.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 91.

Sources:

  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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