Westfriesland 1638 ducat Fr-294

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Sincona sale 63, lot 1409

This specimen was lot 1409 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$564 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"THE NETHERLANDS | Westfriesland, Provinz, Dukat 1638. Früher Typ. Vorzüglich mit Prägeglanz. Gewellt. (Netherlands, province of Westfriesland, ducat of 1638. Extremely fine with mint luster, Wavy flan.)"

This type is recorded in the SCWC for 1607-12, 1619-24, 1631-75.

Recorded mintage: 351,050 for 1637-42.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .112 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.38 g.

Catalog reference: KM 16, Delmonte 836, Fr-294.

Source:

  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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