Westfriesland 1763 14 gulden Fr-298

Heritage sale 3010, lot 21627

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 21627 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $2,300. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Westfriesland. Gold 14 Gulden 1763, MS63 NGC, a choice example with light original toning and well-struck design details." 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, .292 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: 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]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

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