Holland 1759 2 ducats Fr-248

Ponterio sale 164, lot 932

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 932 in Ponterio sale 164 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $1,840. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Holland. 2 Ducat, 1759. NGC MS-62." The SCWC lists this type for 1716-93 and, unlike the single ducats, it is scarce to rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.98 g, .979 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-248; KM-47; Delmonte-773.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 164: The January 2012 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.
• 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.

Links to:

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• 1758 double ducat
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• 1759 ¼ gulden
• 1759 ducat
• 1760 double ducat
• 1760 7 gulden (halve gouden rijder)
• Coins and currency dated 1759
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