Denmark (1746)-A 2 ducats Fr-251

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1141
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This specimen was lot 1141 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €36,000 (about US$39,895 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Extremely Impressive 2 Ducats Featuring the Busts of Both Frederik V and Christian VI, Splendidly Graded with Both Plus and Star Designations by NGC, DENMARK. 2 Ducats, ND (1746). Copenhagen Mint. Frederik V. NGC MS-65+★. Mintmaster: Christian Wineke. Engraver: Magnus Gustavus Arbien (A). EXTREMELY RARE with only a very few in private hands, this stunning Double Ducat honoring the accession of Frederik V features a bust of Frederik V counterposed against a bust of the recently deceased Christian VI. This incredible dual portrait Ducat delivers entrancing brilliance, with deep reflective luster pooling in the open fields and hard frosted devices. Finding even a single stray hit or mark is a herculean task, with this golden beauty being both a premium for the grade example, as well as one with tremendous eye appeal for the grade. As was customary the deceased king is wearing laurels, a tradition that continued on the Danish accession pieces through 1863."

Frederik V was an alcoholic and a libertine popular because of his pacific foreign policy and his rejection of the dull Pietism of his father, Christian VI. The year of his accession saw the issue of five different ducats (Fr-252, Fr-254, Fr-256, Fr-258, Fr-264) and four different double ducats (Fr-251, shown here, Fr-253, Fr-257, Fr-263).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.98 g, 0.979 fine gold, this specimen 6.96 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-251; KM-553; Hede-2A; Sieg-23.1; Schou-1; Bruun-7601.

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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