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[[Image:Neth 1829 ducat CNG 702.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG Lissner sale, lot 702]] | [[Image:Neth 1829 ducat CNG 702.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG Lissner sale, lot 702]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 702 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $786.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeestertekens: torch and winged caduceus. Y.D.C. Suermondt, mintmaster. Dated 1829. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62. Lovely brilliant uncirculated. Purchased from M. Louis Teller, October 2003." 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. After 1816, the "TRA" was dropped from the obverse legend. | + | This specimen was lot 702 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $786.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeestertekens: torch and winged caduceus. Y.D.C. Suermondt, mintmaster. Dated 1829. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62. Lovely brilliant uncirculated. Purchased from M. Louis Teller, October 2003." 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. After 1816, the "TRA" was dropped from the obverse legend. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,303,200 (including Russian strikes), this is a common date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,303,200 (including Russian strikes), this is a common date. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, 20.5 mm diameter, reeded edge. This specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.52 g, 12h axis. | + | ''Specification:'' 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, 20.5 mm diameter, reeded edge. This specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.52 g, 12h axis. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 50.1; Cr 85; [[On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands|Schulman 213]]. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 50.1; Cr 85; [[On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands|Schulman 213]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:20, 4 December 2023
This specimen was lot 702 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $786.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeestertekens: torch and winged caduceus. Y.D.C. Suermondt, mintmaster. Dated 1829. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62. Lovely brilliant uncirculated. Purchased from M. Louis Teller, October 2003." 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. After 1816, the "TRA" was dropped from the obverse legend.
Recorded mintage: 1,303,200 (including Russian strikes), this is a common date.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, 20.5 mm diameter, reeded edge. This specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.52 g, 12h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 50.1; Cr 85; Schulman 213.
- 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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