Utrecht 1756 ducat Fr-285

Sincona sale 97, lot 1891

This specimen was lot 1891 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$943 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NIEDERLANDE Utrecht, Provinz, Dukat 1756, Utrecht. Vorzüglich. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, gold ducat of 1756, Utrecht mint. Extremely Fine.)"

This type is recorded from Utrecht 1679-1794; each province of the Netherlands issued its own coins. The Utrecht mint is still in operation, striking coins for the Netherlands.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.

Catalog reference: KM 7.4, Delmonte 965, Vanhoudt/Saunders 1423, Fr-285.

Sources:

• 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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