Bavaria 1856 ducat Fr-277
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This specimen was lot 1472 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,832 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · BAYERN, KÖNIGREICH Maximilian II., 1848-1864. Dukat 1856. GOLD. Nur 3.782 Exemplare geprägt. Kl. Kratzer, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Bavaria, Maximilian II, 1848-64, ducat of 1856. Hairlines, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck in small numbers 1849-56 along with a few "Rhine gold" ducats. No ducats were struck after 1863.
Recorded mintage: 3,782.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.937 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 3,47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 839, Divo/S. 33; Fr-277; Schl. 111.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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