Hamburg 1846 ducat Fr-1141
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This specimen was lot 30535 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $1,645. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hamburg. Free City gold Ducat 1846, MS63 NGC. Light contact marks distract little from the bright fields on this brilliant and well-struck ducat. The reverse legend refers to the 67 pieces that are struck to the Cologne Mark, the basis of a ducat's weight and purity since the Augsburg Imperial Coinage Decree of 1559." This type is listed for 1843-50 and is fairly common for a German ducat of the period.
Recorded mintage: 11,000.
Specification: 3.49 g, .979 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 560, Fr-1141.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
Link to: