Utrecht 1761 14 gulden Fr-288

Heritage sale 3010, lot 21626

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

from the Enschede Collection

The first specimen was lot 21626 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $2,300. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Utrecht. Gold 14 Gulden 1761, MS63 NGC, fully brilliant with strong eye appeal, minor handling in the fields. An appealing example of a 'gold rider.'" This expensive type is listed for 1749-51 and 1760-63. It was the largest gold coin regularly issued in the United Provinces.

Recorded mintage: 211,000 (including the seven gulden).

Specification: 9.93 g, 0.917 fine gold, .292 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-288; KM-104.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• 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]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

Link to:

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