Augsburg 1649 ducat Fr-61
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This specimen was lot 20564 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Augsburg. Ducat, 1649. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. In the name of Ferdinand III. A rather dazzling and brilliant piece with a razor sharp strike, this RARE type is seldom encountered. Accordingly, about the finest which one is likely to encounter. For completeness, a few die cracks typical for the type are noted." This type was struck 1645-57. It is rather expensive but other Augsburger ducats are even more.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-61; KM-83.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 112: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
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