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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8297013, member: 110226&quot;]Nice lion daalders and ducaton!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That half lion daalder is a lot scarcer than the lion daalder.&nbsp; It seems that the Dutch were in a situation similar to the Spanish regarding coin production: it is more efficient to mint more large crown size coin than it is to produce smaller denominations.&nbsp; Rapid production was the rule during the period for these coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is an impressive coin!&nbsp; The strike is much better than is typically encountered.&nbsp; The centering is excellent as well.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Your ducaton is also very nice.&nbsp; I think it came from the t&#039;Viegent Hart (Flying Heart), an East Indiaman that sank off the coast of Zeeland in 1734.&nbsp; Several boxes of ducatons were recovered.&nbsp; Apparently they were being smuggled and were therefore contraband. Prior to the discovery of these coins, the ducatons of the recovered dates were very scarce. Now, nice examples are available, but ducatons with minimal or no corrosion do bring a premium.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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