Zeeland 1757 ducaton Dav-1836

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 43085

This specimen was lot 43085 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Zeeland. Ducaton (Silver Rider), 1757. Middleburg Mint. NGC EF-45." The province of Zeeland first issued this denomination in 1660. This subtype was struck 1753-76, 1785, 1789-93. Pieforts (double ducatons) exist.

Recorded mintage: 378,122 for 1753-57.

Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-1836; KM-52.3.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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• Coins and currency dated 1757