Hamburg 1642 ducat Fr-1100
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This specimen was lot 2233 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$606 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Hamburg, Stadt Dukat 1642, Hamburg. NGC XF40. Prägeschwäche, Weakly struck."
This type was minted more or less uninterruptedly from 1497 to 1667. It is still scarce despite nearly two centuries of production.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 69, Gaedechens 91, Fr-1100.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
- 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.
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