Denmark (1699-1730) 1/2 ducat Fr-241

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1137
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This specimen was lot 1137 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €26,400 (about US$29,257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Artfully Designed and Glowing Near-Gem 1/2 Ducat, DENMARK. 1/2 Ducat, ND (1699-1730). Copenhagen Mint. Frederik IV. NGC MS-64★. Mintmaster: Christian Wineke. EXTREMELY RARE with only a very few in private hands, this fractional Ducat generates a tremendous eye appeal, with bright luster and an essentially prooflike finish. The well laid details are deeply frosted, with bold contrast between open field and design. Exceedingly alluring, as evidenced by the "star" modifier, highlighting exceptional eye appeal."

Numista and the SCWC attribute this half ducat to 1702.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.75 g, 0.979 fine gold, this specimen 1.81 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-241; KM-452; Hede-25; Sieg-29; Schou-13; Bruun-7557.

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.
  • Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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