Utrecht 1789 1/2 ducaton

Sincona sale 69, lot 902

This specimen was lot 902 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 2,200 CHF (about US$2,920 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"THE NETHERLANDS | Utrecht, Provinz. 1/2 Dukaton 1789, Utrecht. 1/2 Zilveren rijder. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. NGC MS63. Hübsche Patina. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, half ducaton of 1789, UTrecht mint, half silver rider. Rare in this condition, Attractively toned.)"

This type was struck without mintmark 1761-94. The mintage is unknown but the type is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.39 g, 0.941 fine silver, this specimen 16.24 g.

Catalog reference: KM 115.1, Delmonte 1055.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2021.

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