Utrecht 1761 1/2 ducat

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71757

This specimen was lot 71757 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Utrecht. 1/2 Silver Ducat, 1761. PCGS MS-62. An impressive silver minor with elegant presence. The razor-sharp central devices are surrounded by full glowing luster. The argent surfaces display just a light tinge of toning. Well-struck and problem-free. It would be difficult to surpass this piece in eye appeal. From the Pat Johnson Collection." This type was struck 1761-62 and 1766 with a flowered edge (KM 116a) and struck 1761-76, 1781-83 with a cabled edge (KM 116, shown here).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.12 g, 0.873 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-116; Delm-1006.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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