Hamburg 1785 2 ducats Fr-1128
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This specimen was lot 2287 in Goldberg sale 109 (Los Angeles, January 2019), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Hamburg. 2 Ducats, 1785. . Crowned imperial double-headed eagle with orb. Reverse: Tablet with legend. Reflective fields with brilliant mint luster. The finest example graded at NGC. NGC graded MS-62." This type was struck 1773-88 in small numbers. Hamburg did not give up minting ducats until 1872, amid the coinage reform resulting from unification.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.98 g, .979 fine gold, .219 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-1128; KM-450.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 109: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
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