Zeeland 1793 silver ducat Dav-1848
This specimen was lot 74178 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $750. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Zeeland. Ducaton (Silver Rider), 1793. Utrecht Mint. NGC MS-63. A Choice and quite handsomely lustrous specimen, this wholesome example delivers a sharp strike and much pleasing details." The specimen is one of a type issued for the province of Zeeland 1701-95. Each province of the Netherlands issued its own coins; besides Zeeland, there are coins for Deventer, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Holland, Overyssel, West Friesland and Utrecht, not counting various local issues. The Netherlands were swallowed up in Napoleon's empire and after his fall, reconstituted as a kingdom.
Recorded mintage: 2,389,000 for 1792-94.
Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver, .792 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Dav-1848; KM-92.1.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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