View source for Westfriesland 1668 2 ducaton Dav-A4939

[[Image:H3107-31719o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3107, lot 31719]]
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This specimen was lot 31719 in Heritage sale 3107 (Chicago, May 2023), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Netherlands]]: [[Netherlands, Westfriesland|West Friesland]]. Provincial Double Ducaton (2 Silver Rider) 1668 VF Details (Edge Graffiti) NGC. Appreciable in any grade, this survivor admits some honest wear but holds attention with its fields of lemon, teal, and tangerine tone which glint with bloom during in-hand inspection. A handful of very minute marks are noted along the edge, though somewhat obscured by the holder." Altho the SCWC lists this as a pattern, double ducatons are attested for many dates and most of the provinces. They were struck for presentation.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 65.56 g, 0.941 fine silver, this specimen 65.11 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-P13, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-A4939]], Delm-1019a (R2), PW-Wf28.1. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974. 
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''2023 May 3 - 5 CSNS World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3107,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Westfriesland 1666 2 ducaton Dav-A4939|1666 double ducaton]]
* [[Westfriesland 1668 daalder Dav-4870|1668 ''leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Westfriesland 1670 daalder Dav-4870|1670 ''leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Westfriesland 1670 2 ducaton Dav-A4939|1670 double ducaton]]
* [[Westfriesland 1673 ducaton Dav-4941|1673 ducaton, Dirk Bosch issue]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1668]]

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