Holland 1760 7 gulden

Sincona sale 66, lot 1720

This specimen was lot 1720 in Sincona sale 66 (Zurich, October 2020), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$461 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"THE NETHERLANDS | Province of Holland, 7 Gulden 1760. Fast vorzüglich. Leichte Fassungsspuren. (Netherlands, province of Holland, seven gulden of 1760. About extremely fine, Minor traces of mounting.)"

This type is recorded for 1749-51, 1760-63 only and is not common. It is often called a "gold half rider".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.96 g, 0.917 fine gold, .146 troy oz AGW, this specimen 4.94 g.

Catalog reference: KM 96, Delm-783, Fr-254.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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