Gold 1780 United Netherlands Trade Ducat

steelheadwill · Jul 24, 2010

Gold 1780 United Netherlands 'HOL' Ducat

Hi all,
Started searching filled area at base of a bridge, lots of penny hits, got what I think may be another state cent ( smaller than a George HP),
Turned a clump of mud, found a modern penny, scanned the pile again,
peeled it open and the Sun Just Shined !
Bright as the day it was milled, 1780 Netherlands Ducat, Many with 'TRA' above sword sent to Ceylon for spice payments, This one with 'HOL' was intended for local use. Maybe I'll go back today......
HH everyone :occasion14:

Dutch Colonial - Holland Trade Ducat

Deepdiger60 · Jul 24, 2010

Re: GOLD 1780 NETHERLANDS / CEYLON TRADE DUCAT

that is a beautiful gold coin :headbang:

dang you are hitting some good finds that should be a Banner find 1780 Dutch for sure Nice dig :thumbsup:

Dd60

colorado14ers · Jul 24, 2010

Re: GOLD 1780 NETHERLANDS / CEYLON TRADE DUCAT

WOW!! you beat me to the gold, i havent found any gold yet. Great job on the gold coin!!!!!

testing123 · Jul 24, 2010

Re: GOLD 1780 NETHERLANDS / CEYLON TRADE DUCAT

Oh my! the finds keep getting better! Superb!!!

Rick (Nova Scotia) · Jul 24, 2010

Re: GOLD 1780 NETHERLANDS / CEYLON TRADE DUCAT

Awesome oldie, funny that you had an idea that there was a coin to go with the "bezel" you got the other day, went back , and sure enough, look at what you found.

JRich98150 · Jul 24, 2010

Re: GOLD 1780 NETHERLANDS / CEYLON TRADE DUCAT

Wow! You sure are finding some interesting things up there. Congratulations on the nice old gold. Where the heck is Ceylon. I've heard of it but maybe the place is called another name two hundred and thirty years later. B A N N E R

JRich

DANGLANGLEY · Jul 24, 2010

Re: GOLD 1780 NETHERLANDS / CEYLON TRADE DUCAT

That's beautiful. You got another BANNER vote!!!

DANGLANGLEY

Deepdiger60 · Jul 24, 2010

Re: GOLD 1780 NETHERLANDS / CEYLON TRADE DUCAT

JRich98150 said:
Wow! You sure are finding some interesting things up there. Congratulations on the nice old gold. Where the heck is Ceylon. I've heard of it but maybe the place is called another name two hundred and thirty years later. B A N N E R

JRich

Ceylon is now Sri Lanka in 2004 that huge title wave hit it . After over two thousand years of rule by local kingdoms, parts of Sri Lanka were colonized by Portugal and the Netherlands beginning in the 16th century, before control of the entire country was ceded to the British Empire in 1815.

Mackaydon · Jul 24, 2010

Re: GOLD 1780 NETHERLANDS / CEYLON TRADE DUCAT

Ceylon (former name of the British crown colony established in 1798) is the big island off the SE coast of India; now called Sri Lanka since it became a republic in 1972.
BTW, great looking coin !!