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[[Image:Neth 1815 ducat CNG 698.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG Lissner sale, lot 698]] | [[Image:Neth 1815 ducat CNG 698.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG Lissner sale, lot 698]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 698 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,089. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeesterteken: shield and clover. Y.D.C. Suermondt, mintmaster. Dated 1815. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Choice BU with prooflike surfaces. Purchased from Wade Hinderling, December 1995." The Netherlands was the last country to strike ducats on a regular basis. In 1814, William I was made temporary "sovereign prince" of the Netherlands and then made hereditary king in 1817 by the Congress of Vienna. This type was struck 1814-1937, many of which were made in Russia, indistinguishable from Utrecht mint issues. So far as is known, all the 1814's were made in Utrecht. | + | This specimen was lot 698 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,089. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeesterteken: shield and clover. Y.D.C. Suermondt, mintmaster. Dated 1815. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Choice BU with prooflike surfaces. Purchased from Wade Hinderling, December 1995." The [[Netherlands]] was the last country to strike ducats on a regular basis. In 1814, William I was made temporary "sovereign prince" of the Netherlands and then made hereditary king in 1817 by the Congress of Vienna. This type was struck 1814-1937, many of which were made in Russia, indistinguishable from Utrecht mint issues. So far as is known, all the 1814's were made in Utrecht. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 676,830 without privy mark plus 617,236 with club privy mark (shown here). | ''Recorded mintage:'' 676,830 without privy mark plus 617,236 with club privy mark (shown here). | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, 20.5 mm diameter, reeded edge. This specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.57 g, 11h axis. | + | ''Specification:'' 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, 20.5 mm diameter, reeded edge. This specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.57 g, 11h axis. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 45; C 84; [[On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands|Schulman 202]]. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 45; C 84; [[On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands|Schulman 202]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:08, 4 December 2023
This specimen was lot 698 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,089. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeesterteken: shield and clover. Y.D.C. Suermondt, mintmaster. Dated 1815. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Choice BU with prooflike surfaces. Purchased from Wade Hinderling, December 1995." The Netherlands was the last country to strike ducats on a regular basis. In 1814, William I was made temporary "sovereign prince" of the Netherlands and then made hereditary king in 1817 by the Congress of Vienna. This type was struck 1814-1937, many of which were made in Russia, indistinguishable from Utrecht mint issues. So far as is known, all the 1814's were made in Utrecht.
Recorded mintage: 676,830 without privy mark plus 617,236 with club privy mark (shown here).
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, 20.5 mm diameter, reeded edge. This specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.57 g, 11h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 45; C 84; Schulman 202.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- 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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