Utrecht 1724 ducat Fr-285

Ponterio sale 152, lot 7310

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 7310 in Ponterio sale 152 (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $718.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Utrecht. Ducat, 1724. Akerendam. NGC MS-62." This Dutch ducat was recovered from the wreck of the Akerendam; the SCWC notes that "all known 1724 ducats are from the wreck of the Akerendam and are VF or better condition." The type is recorded from Utrecht 1702-94; each province of the Netherlands issued its own coins.

Recorded mintage: 6,505^[2].

Specification: 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-285; KM 7.

Source:

• ^[2]Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 5th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2010.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 152: The 2010 NYINC Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.

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