Looks nice, maybe AU? Is it graded? Looks like it may have been cleaned. Higher graded West Friesland Silver Riders are much more scarce than those from Utrecht.
I have one from 1761 graded by NGC as AU58 if you'd like to compare:
Thanks for your answer, beem. The coin is not encapsulated. I was thinking about submitting a bid for it to supplement my Lion thaler, but the price is currently going well north of 400 Euros, so I thought I'd get an expert opinion. That's a lovely coin you've got there.
It seems ridiculous, and it's a little high, sure, but that coin has a pop of 2 and 1 finer. That said, I have one of the AU55's which is undergraded by PCGS.
Of the 497 total (including those from 17th century) graded AU50 and higher, 285 of them are from Utrecht. The other 212 are spread over 9 other Provinces.
Prices for graded Silver Ducats and Ducatons are in cuckoo land. You basically pay 4-10x times the price of an ungraded specimen. In fact, you could make this a very profitable business by buying raw Silver Ducats and Ducatons in Europe, have them graded, and then resell them on auction websites such as Heritage or Stacks Bowers.
I'll share my ducaton too - I got this a part of a lot so it was very affordable, but seawater damaged (most likely from a shipwreck?). Love the hefty weight and size of the coin and loved seeing the high quality ducatons shared on this thread!
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