Denmark 1761-W W 12 mark Fr-269
This specimen was lot 1305 in Jean Elsen sale 136 (Brussels, March 2018), where it sold for €320 (about US$470 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DANEMARK, Frédéric V (1746-1766), AV 12 mark (ducat courant), 1761W. D/ T. à d., les cheveux noués par un ruban. R/ Couronne au-dessus de la valeur. Griffes au droit. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of Denmark, Frederick V, 1746-66, gold twelve mark (ducat courant) of 1761. Obverse: head to right, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crown above value. Scratches on obverse, very fine to extremely fine.)"
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 3,09 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-269; Hede 22D, KM-587.4.
- 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.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 136: Collection Martiny, Collection Nef, Collection Casterman, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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