Netherlands East Indies: West Friesland VOC Ducatoon 1739

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Netherlands East Indies: West Friesland VOC Ducatoon 1739 Silver (Delmonte 1061)
This piece had a weight of 3 1.8844 grammes, i.e., almost one gramme below standard; the specific gravity at 10.37 is slightly low, giving a fineness of silver, 925-935 parts per 1,000 instead of 941 0/00. Some characteristic defects are: obverse (1) raised striations on the table between the knight's sword and his right shoulder and arm, (2) the knight's sword and body are defective; reverse (1) raised striations above the `7' and the `3' and below the `9' of the date numerals and another running from the base of the `N' of `CONCORDIA' , (2) the animals either side of the shield hardly resemble the leopards they are supposed to be and even on very worn coins their head, neck and chest never form a single straight line. This could be a dangerous counterfeit.