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Netherlands -- Deventer. Double Silver Ducat, 166

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - World Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Netherlands -- Deventer. Double Silver Ducat, 166
<Our item number 116345><B>Netherlands -- Deventer. Double Silver Ducat, 1662.</B> Dav-4915; Delmonte-990a. 56.12 grams. Knight standing, dividing date. Reverse: Crowned crest. Toned in even shades of bluish iridescence. Extremely rare. <B>NGC graded AU-55.</B> <BR><BR>Despite its name, the silver ducat was not the silver equivalent in weight of the gold piece it took its name from. Actually it was United Netherlands&#39; equivalent to the patagon of the Spanish Netherlands, and worth half a gold ducat. Two silver ducats theoretically were the value of a gold one. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;2,500 - 3,000. <I><BR>Ex Irving Goodman Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 116345<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/116345.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/116345N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>