{"product_id":"1776-gold-1-4-ducat-pattern-ngc-ms63-1","title":"1776 Gold 1\/4 Ducat Pattern NGC MS63","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThe 1776 Netherlands 1\/4 ducat pattern dates to the late Dutch Republic era (1581-1795) and represents a special off-metal striking in gold of what would normally be a silver coin design. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"534\" data-start=\"139\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"151\" data-start=\"139\"\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Features the classic standing knight motif typical of Dutch ducats. The armored figure holds a sheaf of arrows in his left hand and rests a sword on his right shoulder. The date \u003cem data-end=\"337\" data-start=\"330\"\u003e17–76\u003c\/em\u003e is split on either side of the figure. Around the knight is the Latin motto \u003cem data-end=\"445\" data-start=\"414\"\u003eCONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUNT\u003c\/em\u003e (abbreviated as \u003cem data-end=\"488\" data-start=\"462\"\u003eCONCORDIA RES PAR. CRES.\u003c\/em\u003e), meaning “Through unity, small things grow.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"810\" data-start=\"536\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"548\" data-start=\"536\"\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Displays a crowned shield of Zeeland featuring a rampant lion emerging from waves. Encircling this is the legend \u003cem data-end=\"695\" data-start=\"662\"\u003eMO. NO. ARG. PRO. CONFOE. BELG.\u003c\/em\u003e, identifying it as a coin of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, despite its gold off-metal pattern striking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"810\" data-start=\"536\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe coin is an off-metal strike produced in gold using the dies of a quarter silver ducat. \u003c\/span\u003eWhile quarter silver ducats (or 6 stuiver coins) were normally struck in silver (about 7.0 g), this special piece was struck in gold for presentation or proof-of-concep.  \u003cspan style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe 1776 Zeeland 1\/4 ducat in gold was denominated as 2½ ducats (weighing ~8.35 g of .986 fine gold)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap\"\u003eThe date 1776 carries additional historical interest, as the Dutch Republic was secretly supporting the American Revolution at that time – a fact that would lead to the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War a few years later. These factors – its unique production as a gold pattern, the classic iconography of the Dutch knight, and the resonance of the year 1776 – contribute to the coin's historical significance and desirability among collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe MS63 grade for this 1776 1\/4 ducat pattern signifies an exceptional survivor that stands above virtually all other known specimens. Its superior preservation, combined with the coin's inherent rarity, marks it as a trophy piece in any advanced world coin collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8.39g Pattern. TOP POP. None graded higher..\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MIZE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67728128442538,"sku":"5938854-006","price":70278.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1602\/9059\/files\/94_cff0ae4f-89d5-45ed-a48c-98582881b763.jpg?v=1747414852","url":"https:\/\/bmcham.com\/products\/1776-gold-1-4-ducat-pattern-ngc-ms63-1","provider":"Hard Asset Management, Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}