Bavaria 1835 ducat Fr-270b

Ponterio sale 177, lot 12238

This specimen was lot 12238 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $1,762. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bavaria. Ducat, 1835. NGC AU-58." This one year type is scarce. A similar type (Fr-270a) was struck in small numbers 1828-34.

Recorded mintage: 2,048.

Specification: 3.49 g, .937 fine gold, .105 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-270b; KM-737.2.

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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.

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