Westfriesland 1775 ducaton Dav-1834
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This specimen was lot 76038 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. West Friesland. Ducaton, 1775. Medemblik Mint. NGC AU-53. Only limitedly circulated with alluring brilliance and handsome dusky tone." Westfriesland struck this denomination throughout the eighteenth century until 1793. This was the largest silver coin and many subtypes, overdates (including a 1775/4) and mintmarks exist. This one was struck 1774-75, 1778-93 and is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver, 41 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-1834; KM-127.3.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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