Holland 1756 ducaton Dav-1827

from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 1463

This specimen was lot 1463 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $6,300. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Holland. Ducaton, 1756. PCGS MS-63. Flowered edge variety. An impressive survivor of the Silver Rider type, this example exhibits exquisite sharpness through the central designs with unblemished satiny luster in the fields. Faint blue, yellow, and green tone surrounds many of the raised surfaces, imparting an element of dynamic character. One of only three dates listed with the flowered edge in The Standard Catalog of World Coins, this being the single finest of any date graded by either PCGS or NGC." This denomination is recorded from Holland 1672-1792 and this subtype with the rose mintmark 1734, 1741-50, 1754-56. Holland was the largest and wealthiest part of the United Provinces, now the kingdom of the Netherlands.

Recorded mintage: 91,767 (including KM 90.1).

Specification: 32.78 g, .941 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-1827; KM-90.3; Delm-1014.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• 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, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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