Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC > Treasure Auction 35 | Auction date: 7 May 2024 |
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Lot description: NETHERLANDS (United), Utrecht, gold ducat, 1717, rare, NGC MS 63 (Shipwreck Blue Label), "top pop" in the NGC census. KM-7.1; Fr-285. While the usual date for Utrecht ducats from this wreck was 1724, a handful of earlier dates were reported, including 47 of the date 1717 (see page 48 of Bjørn Rønning's 1979 book Akerendam: The Story of the Runde Treasure) like this present lot in top grade, rather lustrous and boldly struck (with sharp full knight's-head details) on a smallish flan. Recovered from: Akerendam, sunk in 1725 off Norway Estimate: $1500 - $3000 |