Utrecht 1794 2 ducats Fr-283

Heritage sale 3106, lot 34081

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This specimen was lot 34081 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $10,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Netherlands: Utrecht. Provincial gold 2 Ducat 1794 MS67 NGC. Among the most handsome double Ducats not only within this very sale, but among those currently witnessed at any grading service. To handle an MS67 of any issue in this vintage is a feat, but to experience it in gold makes for an especially rare treat. As close to perfect as one is likely to see for the type, laden with an abundance of pie polish that gently obscures what would doubtlessly be endless mirrors. For the denomination, NGC has handled just a single other representative this fine, creating quite the opportunity for an astute collector." This type was struck throughout the eighteenth century until 1794 but remains expensive.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold.

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

Source:

• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

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