Holland 1760 14 gulden Fr-253

Sincona sale 97, lot 1887

This specimen was lot 1887 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,161 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NIEDERLANDE Holland, Provinz, 14 Gulden 1760, Dordrecht. Goldener Reiter / Gouden rijder. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Kratzer und leicht gereinigt. (Netherlands, province of Holland, fourteen gulden of 1760, Dordrecht mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scratches and slightly cleaned.)"

This type is recorded for 1749-51, 1761-63 only and is not common. It was the largest gold coin regularly issued in the United Provinces.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 9.93 g, 0.917 fine gold, .292 troy oz AGW, this specimen 9.92 g.

Catalog reference: KM-97; Delmonte 782, Vanhoudt/Saunders 1237, Fr-253.

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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1751 14 gulden (gouden rijder)
• 1759 double ducat
• Holland 1760 stuiver struck in silver
• 1760 ducat
• 1760 double ducat
• 1760 7 gulden (halve gouden rijder)
• Utrecht 1760 14 gulden Fr-288 (gouden rijder)
• Zeeland 1760 14 gulden Fr-313 (gouden rijder)
• 1761 10 stuivers
• 1763 14 gulden (gouden rijder)
• Coins and currency dated 1760