Augsburg 1705 ducat Fr-82

Ponterio sale 182, lot 615

photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 615 in Ponterio sale 182 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $3,055. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Augsburg. Ducat, 1705. NGC MS-62. Alexander Sigismund von der Pfalz-Neuburg (1690-1737)." The city of Augsburg only issued ducats on special occasions and consequently they are quite scarce. This type is also listed for 1707.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-82; KM-115.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 182: The January 2014 NYINC Auction: World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stacks Bowers LLC.

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• 1702 ducat
• 1708 ¼ thaler
• 1707 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1705
• return to coins of German States, Augsburg