Zeeland 1792 1/2 ducaton
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This specimen was lot 43086 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $408. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Zeeland. 1/2 Ducaton, 1792. NGC AU-53." The province of Zeeland first struck this denomination in 1660. This subtype was struck 1766-75, 1785, 1790-93. This type is much scarcer than the accompanying ducaton (Dav-1836). A 1792/81 overdate is reported.
Recorded mintage: 339,000.
Specification: 16.39 g, 0.941 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-102.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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- 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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