Denmark 1564 ducat Fr-22
This specimen was lot 23087 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $21,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "Extremely Rare Klippe in Gold from the Period of the Nordic Seven Years' War, DENMARK. Ducat Klippe, 1564. Copenhagen (Bremerholm) Mint. Frederik II. NGC AU-53. Nordic Seven Years' War issue. Obverse: Crowned and garnished coat-of-arms; Reverse: I / DOG / KATE / 1564 in four lines. Already a VERY RARE issue on account of its rather paltry mintage figure, this type is that much more difficult to encounter, with what appears to be an exceptionally low survival rate. Quite accordingly, just one other example has been seen at NGC (an MS-61 that realized a total of nearly $22,000 in early 2021), though one which, despite the somewhat higher grade, undoubtedly appears far less attractive than the present example with respect to overall surface quality and allure. As such, the offering featured here should assuredly be seen as a premium-quality example that will tantalize the advanced collector of world gold or emergency-related strikings."
Recorded mintage: 1,399.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold. This specimen is 3.23 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-22; H-4.
- 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.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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