Westfriesland 1762 14 gulden Fr-298

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Schulman auction 379, lot 497
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This specimen was lot 497 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,542 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WEST-FRIESLAND Het Gewest 1581 - 1795. Gouden rijder. 1762, Gold Type II. Ruiter naar rechts boven gewestelijk wapentje, mmt. haringbuis na omschrift. Kz. generaliteitswapen tussen waarde I4 - GL- jaartal boven de kroon. Kabelrand. Dit jaartal is aanzienlijk moeilijker dan de andere jaartallen van deze serie. R NGC AU53. Vrijwel prachtig. (province of Westfriesland, golden rider of 1762, type II. Obverse: mounted knight charges to right over the provincial arms, mintmark herringship; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality divides the value, date above; cabled edge. This is a tough date, rare, graded NGC AU-53, about extremely fine.)"

This expensive type is listed for 1749-51 and 1760-63. It was the largest gold coin regularly issued in the United Provinces.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.93 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Delm-843; V. 60.3; PW. 09; Fr-298; KM 130.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.

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