Zeeland 1748 2 silver ducat Dav-1847
The first specimen was lot 1170 on Jean Elsen price list 250 (Brussels, Oct/Dec 2009), where it was offered at €1500 (about US$2220). The catalog description noted,
"NEDERLAND, ZEELAND, Provincie, AR zilveren dukaat, 1748, Piedfort op dubbel gewicht. Droit: Staande ridder nue radié met zwaard en provinciewapen aan strik. Revers: Gekroond Generaliteitswapen tussen jaartal. Afkomstig van de verzameling J.R. Lasser en uit onze veiling 89, 9 september 2006, 169. Zeldzaam. Kleine defecten aan de muntplaat. Mooie patina. Prachtig" (Netherlands, Province of Zeeland, 1748 silver ducat, piefort of double thickness. Obverse: standing knight holding shield with arms of the province. Reverse: arms of the United Provinces divides the date. From Jean Elsen sale 89, September 2006, lot 169. Rare. Small planchet defect, nice patina, good extremely fine).
The second specimen was lot 31243 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $1,292.50. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Zeeland. Provincial silver Piefort Ducat 1748 XF45 PCGS. A coin that is severely undergraded, expressing near-Mint State detail across the devices and only minor instances of friction atop the higher points. Broad, alluring, and extremely heavy in this Piefort quality, decidedly scarce at any level, but particularly in this level of preservation."
The third specimen was lot 21435 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description[2] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Zeeland. 2 Ducats, 1748. PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder. Thick planchet, A bright, untoned example, displaying crisp detail over the entirety of the design and few marks considering the impressive heft of the issue. A RARE and highly collectible denomination." The single silver ducat was struck for Zeeland, a province of the Netherlands, 1660-1794. The silver ducat is priced fairly low in the SCWC but is seldom seen at American coin shows; the double ducat is rare and was issued only sporadically.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 56.5 g, 0.873 fine silver; the second specimen is 55.90 g, the third specimen is 55.92 g.
Catalog reference: Verk., 86, 1; Delm-976a; CNM 2.34.55; HNPM Ze 50.4; Davenport 1847, KM 52.2.
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- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016.
- [2]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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