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Natural conglomeration containing one Dutch gold ducat (Utrecht, 1711) and four silver ducatoons (on

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1660s-1740s Start Price:1,200.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Natural conglomeration containing one Dutch gold ducat (Utrecht, 1711) and four silver ducatoons (on
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Natural conglomeration containing one Dutch gold ducat (Utrecht, 1711) and four silver ducatoons (one Antwerp mint, dated 1648), very rare as a gold-coin clump. 215 grams total. Clumps are always impressive and rare, none more so than the few that contain gold coins, as the temptation to remove the gold coin(s) for quick cash is just too great for salvagers to resist; but in this case the gold coin (with full obverse exposed) is bent and better off gracing the top of this clump, whose embedded silver coins all appear to be very well preserved and well detailed, the cruddy matrix very solid and stable, making this piece not just rare but a great display as well. Pedigreed to the DeLiefde Research Collection. Recovered from: DeLiefde, sunk in 1711 off the Shetland Islands, north of Scotland