Hamburg 1708-IR ducat Fr-1118
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This specimen was lot 1282 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 3,500 CHF (about US$5,077 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Hamburg, Stadt, Dukat 1708, Hamburg. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. (Germany, city of Hamburg, ducat of 1708, Hamburg mint. Rare in this condition. NGC MS63.)"
This type was issued 1706-11 and is quite rare. Another ducat issued at the same time featured the bust of emperor Joseph I (Fr-1116).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 339, Gaedechens 125. Fr-1118.
- 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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