Denmark 1761-W K 12 mark Fr-269
This specimen was lot 3026 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €360 (about US$465 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"KÖNIGREICH Frederik V. 1746-1766. Kurant-Dukat (12 Mark) 1761, Kopenhagen. GOLD. Seltener Jahrgang. Kl. Stempelfehler, sehr schön +. (kingdom of Denmark, Frederick V, 1746-66, ducat courant (12 mark) of 1761, Copenhagen mint. Rare date, die crack, very fine or better.)"
Altho the this coin quacks like a ducat, it is too light and too low in fineness to qualify. It was actually a twelve mark altho the government called them "ducats courant" in the hopes that merchants would accept them as full ducats. It is unlikely anyone was fooled for long. Until 1813, one ducat = 2 speciedaler = 12 mark = 192 skilling Danske.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 3.12 g, 0.875 fine gold, .087 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.08 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-269; Hede 22 E, KM-587.5.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015
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