Utrecht 1727 ducat Fr-285

Sincona sale 94, lot 2139

This specimen was lot 2139 in Sincona sale 94 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$520 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NIEDERLANDE Utrecht, Provinz, Dukat 1727, Utrecht. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Gewellt. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, ducat of 1727, Utrecht mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Wavy flan, Minor flan flaw.)"

KM 7.1 covers the hammered issues of 1649-1743 while KM 7.4 covered the milled ducats of 1679-1794.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.39 g.

Catalog reference: KM 7.1, Vanhoudt/Saunders 1422. Fr-285.

Source:

• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• 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.
• 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 94: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• 1724 ducat
• 1729 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1727