Hamburg 1810 ducat Fr-1140
This specimen was lot 2462 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,206 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Hamburg, Stadt. Dukat 1810, Hamburg. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Hamburg, ducat of 1810, Hamburg mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck 1808-10 during the Napoleonic domination and is catalogued at about double the ducats minted in the 1850's. Hamburg did not give up minting ducats until 1872 amid the coinage reform resulting from unification. Hamburg's prosperity was badly damaged by the looting conducted while the port was under Napoleonic occupation. It did not recover until German industrialization greatly expanded trade.
Recorded mintage: 7,407.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.979 gold, .110 troy oz AGW, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 3.44 g.
Catalog reference: KM 239, Divo/S. 76, Fr-1140.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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