Westfriesland 1771 ducaton Dav-1834
This specimen was lot 23407 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. West Friesland. Ducaton, 1771. PCGS AU-58 Gold Shield. With herringship. An overall attractive Ducaton with soft field luster and gray toning that exhibits hints of almond. The coin is well struck on the centers with some weakness in the peripheral legends. From the BKingdom Collection." Westfriesland struck this denomination throughout the eighteenth century until 1793. This was the largest silver coin and many subtypes exist. This one was struck 1759-62, 1765-74 and is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-127.2; Dav-1834; Delm-1022.
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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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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