Utrecht 1756 2 ducats Fr-283

Sincona sale 26, lot 3521

This specimen was lot 3521 in Sincona sale 26 (Zurich, October 2015), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,729 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Doppeldukat 1756. Vorzüglich. (province of Utrecht, double ducat of 1756, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck throughout the eighteenth century until 1794 but remains expensive.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, .986 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.94 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-283; KM-42.2; Delm-962.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• 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, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2015.

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• 1746 double ducat
• 1760 double ducat
• 1765 ducaton
• Coins and currency dated 1756
• return to coins of Netherlands, Utrecht