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Latest revision as of 15:18, 11 December 2024

Jean Elsen sale 160, lot 2538
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This specimen was lot 2538 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €260 (about US$329 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, UTRECHT, Provincie, AR zilveren dukaat, 1794. Vz/ Staande ridder r. met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Licht gereinigd. bijna Prachtig. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, silver ducat of 1794. Obverse: standing knight with sword and provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Lightly cleaned, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1739-94. Half silver ducats exist. The Utrecht mint is still in operation, striking euros.

Recorded mintage: 182,000 for 1793-94. The 1794 is a better date.

Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver, this specimen 27,82 g.

Catalog reference: KM 93.1, Verk. 106, 1; Delm-982; Dav-1845.

Sources:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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