Denmark 1653 2 ducats Fr-100

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1063
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This specimen was lot 1063 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, "Nicely Detailed and Wholesome Double Ducat, DENMARK. 2 Ducats, 1653. Copenhagen Mint; Privy Mark: Poker. Frederik III. NGC AU-55+. Mintmaster: Henrik Köhler. Engraver: Jeremias Hercules. A immensely attractive example of this thick Double Ducat, with this example delivering a wholesome luster and sharp details. Circulation is limited, and the technical grade is at the top of its range, as evidenced by the plus designation. An example which is presumed to be UNIQUE in private hands."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, 0.979 fine gold, this specimen 7.03 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-100; KM-200; Hede-11; Sieg-112; Schou-6; Aagaard-14.1 (53-1/53.1); Bruun-6085.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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, 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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