Netherlands 1849 ducat

CNG Lissner sale, lot 710

This specimen was lot 710 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $968. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeestertekens: sword and winged caduceus. H.A. van den Wall Bake, mintmaster. Dated 1849. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65. Superb choice BU. Only one graded higher. Purchased from Bowers & Ruddy, April 1974." The Netherlands was the last country to strike ducats on a regular basis. This type was struck 1814-1937, many of which were made in Russia, indistinguishable from Utrecht mint issues. This is the last year for which Russian strikes are known.

Recorded mintage: 4,764,344, mostly Russian; this is a common date.

Specification: 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, 20.5-21 mm diameter. This specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.48 g, 11h axis.

Catalog reference: KM 83.1; Y 15; Sch-563.

Source:

• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2014, 31^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2013.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

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