Shipwreck Coins
Lot 2577 Session 9 (4.30pm Thursday) Shipwreck Coins
Estimate $800
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SOLD $800
NETHERLANDS, Utrecht, gold ducat 1724, (KM.7). About as struck, extremely fine.
Ex the wreck of the 'Akerendam' a Dutch East-Indiaman ship wrecked off the west coast Norway, 8th March 1725 which carried a lot of these coins all dated 1724. The ship had a crew of 200 and armed with forty cannons. In all some 16,000 gold and silver coins were recovered. Lot includes certificate of Authenticity from Daniel Frank Sedwick a specialist in shipwreck coins and artifacts.
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