Frankfurt 1717-IIF ducat Fr-995

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Heritage sale 3030, lot 23633
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This specimen was lot 23633 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,115. The catalog description[1] noted, "Frankfurt. Free City gold Ducat 1717-HF, MS61 PCGS, nicely toned and original with attractive details. Struck to mark the 200th anniversary of the Reformation with an all-seeing eye above the Bible. A scarce and historically important issue." This one year type is occasionally available.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 184, Fr-995.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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