Hamburg 1799 ducat Fr-1136
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This specimen was lot 211 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,400 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Hamburg, Stadt, Dukat 1799. Vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Hamburg, ducat of 1799. Extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1793-1806 in small numbers. Hamburg did not give up minting ducats until 1872, amid the coinage reform resulting from unification.
Recorded mintage: 7,325.
Specification: this specimen 3.48 g.
Catalog reference: Gaedechens 199. Fr-1136, KM 504.1.
- 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, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
Link to:
- 1793 ducat
- 1797 4 ducats
- Hamburg 1798-OHK schilling struck in gold
- 1804 ducat
- Coins and currency dated 1799
- return to coins of German States, Hamburg