Netherlands 1913 ducat

CNG Lissner sale, lot 717

This specimen was lot 717 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,028.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeestertekens: seahorse and winged caduceus. Dr. C. Hoitsema, mintmaster. Dated 1913. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Lovely choice UNC with a few light points of toning. Purchased from M. Louis Teller, June 1994." 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.

Recorded mintage: 147,860; this is a rare date.

Specification: 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, 20.5-21 mm diameter. This specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.48 g, 12h axis.

Catalog reference: KM 83.1; Y 15; Sch-767.

Source:

• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

Link to:

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• 1913 10 cents
• 1913 10 gulden
• 1914 ducat
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• return to coins of the Netherlands
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands