Netherlands 1910 ducat

CNG Lissner sale, lot 715

This specimen was lot 715 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $3,025. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. Proof AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeestertekens: seahorse and winged caduceus. Dr. C. Hoitsema, mintmaster. Dated 1910. In NGC encapsulation graded Proof 63 Cameo. Superb proof and very rare. Only proof ever graded and extremely rare." The Netherlands was the last country to strike ducats on a regular basis. This type was struck 1814-1937, many of which were made in Russia, indistinguishable from Utrecht mint issues.

Recorded mintage: 421,447; this is a rare date.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, 20.5-21 mm diameter. This specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.45 g, 12h axis.

Catalog reference: KM 83.1; Y 15; Sch-765.

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.
• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

Link to:

• 1908 ducat
• 1910 10 cents
• 1910 25 cents
• 1910 ½ gulden
• 1910 gulden
• 1912 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1910
• return to coins of the Netherlands
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands