Utrecht 1766 ducaton Dav-1832

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 41233

This specimen was lot 41233 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $7,800. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Utrecht. Ducaton, 1766. NGC MS-63. Unquestionably special quality for the issue, this example was boldly struck on a problem-free planchet with unimpeded reflectivity in the fields that imparts a fully prooflike appearance. Quite possibly struck for presentation, this piece has evidently been handled with great care since its creation, as the surfaces hold only faint evidence of gentle handling, with virtually no contact marks to speak of. The appearance of electric blue tone with softer red and orange compliments along the upper portions of both sides solidifies the exceptional visual nature of this piece. For the collector who has been seeking a impressive example of this classic "Silver Rider" type, look no further -- this is your coin!." This denomination was struck with this mintmark with a cabled or flowered edge 1739-94. Each province of the Netherlands issued its own coins; besides Utrecht, there are coins for Deventer, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Holland, Overijssel, West Friesland and Zeeland, not counting various local issues.

Recorded mintage: 6,000 for 1766-68, which must be wrong, as the coin is not a rare date.

Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-1832; KM-92.1; Delm-1031.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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