Zeeland 1790 1/2 ducaton

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Sincona sale 26, lot 3537

This specimen was lot 3537 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"1/2 Dukaton 1790. Vorzüglich. Kl. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand (Netherlands, province of Zeeland, half ducaton of 1790, extremely fine, hairlines on rim.)"

This type was struck in Zeeland 1766-75, 1785, 1790-93 in some numbers but is much scarcer than the accompanying ducaton (Dav-1836).

Recorded mintage: 339,000.

Specification: 16.39 g, 0.941 fine silver, .495 troy oz ASW, this specimen 16.25 g.

Catalog reference: Delmonte 1052, KM 102.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Zeeland_1790_1/2_ducaton&oldid=593483"