Netherlands 1937 ducat
This specimen was lot 726 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $229.90. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS, Kingdom. Trade coinage. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; muntmeestertekens: bunch of grapes and winged caduceus. Dr. W.J. van Heteren, mintmaster. Dated 1937. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Very nice UNC with relatively low mintage. Purchased from M. Louis Teller, September 1979." The Netherlands was the last country to strike ducats on a regular basis. This type was struck 1814-1937. Netherlands was one of the few countries to continue minting gold after World War One. This date is common.
Recorded mintage: 116,660; this is a common date.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, 20.5-21 mm diameter. This specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.49 g, 12h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 83.1; Y 15; Sch-781.
- 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, 35e 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.
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