Utrecht 1786 ducaton Dav-1832

Sincona sale 69, lot 899

This specimen was lot 899 in Sincona sale 69 (Zurich, May 2021), where it sold for 1,600 CHF (about US$2,124 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"THE NETHERLANDS | Utrecht, Provinz. Dukaton 1786, Utrecht. Zilveren Rijder. Vorzüglich. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, ducaton of 1786, Utrecht mint, silver rider. Extremely fine.)"

The type was struck with a cabled edge 1739-94 or a flowered edge 1746-49, 1756-79. This example is likely to have a cabled edge.

Recorded mintage: 270,000 for 1786-87.

Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver, this specimen 32.04 g.

Catalog reference: KM 92.1 (cabled edge), Delmonte 1031. Dav-1832.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• 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 69, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2021.

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