Utrecht 1785 ducaton Dav-1832

Goldberg sale 128, lot 2054

This specimen was lot 2054 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $6,300. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Netherlands: Utrecht. Ducaton (Silver Rider), 1785. Sharply struck and deeply toned. PCGS graded MS-63." The SCWC notes this ducaton with a reeded edge for 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. The Netherlands were swallowed up in Napoleon's empire and after his fall, reconstituted as a kingdom.

Recorded mintage: 152,000 for 1783-85.

Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver.

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

Source:

• 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.
• 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

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