Zeeland 1762 1/4 silver ducat
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This specimen was lot 78287 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. [[Zeeland. 1/4 Silver Ducat, 1762. Middelburg Mint. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, EF Details. From the Richard August Collection." An interesting die break on the reverse makes the lion look like he is holding a rope. This type was struck 1762-93 along with eighth silver ducats and half silver ducats. Only Zeeland struck these denominations extensively.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.06 g, 0.873 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-99; Delm-1008A.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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