Netherlands: Utrecht. Provincial "Akerendam" gold Ducat 1724 MS64 NGC,...

Description

Utrecht. Provincial "Akerendam" gold Ducat 1724 MS64 NGC, Utrecht mint, KM7.4, Fr-284. Salvaged from the "Akerendam" (sunk in 1725 off Runde Island, Norway).

On January 19th, 1725, the VOC ship Akerendam headed to Batavia with 19 chests of gold and silver coins when it got hit by a snow storm and sunk off the Norwegian coast. Five of the chests were recovered, but the wreck was only further salvaged upon its rediscover in the 1970's. Of over 50,000 of the retrieved coins, the main type found within the 6,600 gold specimens was the 1724 Utrecht Ducat - a once extremely rare type. Also known as the "Runde Treasure", it's the largest coin treasure ever found in Norway.

Metal: Gold
Weight: 3.51g
AGW: 0.1113oz

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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