Zeeland 1780 silver ducat Dav-1848
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This specimen was lot 71765 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Zeeland. Silver Ducat, 1780. PCGS AU-50. A wholesome Ducat with honest, even wear, light gray toning throughout, and a single curved adjustment mark through the reverse shield." This type was struck throughout the eighteenth century with various mintmarks until 1794. This subtype, with a castle mintmark, was struck 1757-94.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1848, KM-52.4.
- 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 October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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