Hannover 1747-S ducat Fr-602

Heritage sale 3029, lot 30064

This specimen was lot 30064 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $7,050. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Historically Significant Issue Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover. George II August Harz-gold Ducat 1747-S, AU58 NGC. One-year type. A historic issue that was struck with the titles of George II as King of Great Britain, France and Ireland from gold that was mined at the Harz Mountains in northern Germany. A bright yellow-gold specimen, the surfaces remain pleasingly original with microscopic die striations (as made) that add shimmer to the appearance. The strike, often a concern on ducats of this period, has been sharply executed on a broad flan and leaves little to the imagination. A truly rare and enticing example. As with so many other coins from the Newman collection, our research has not located any sales records in the past decade. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." The Duchy of Brunswick was divided and subdivided in the seventeenth century but was eventually reassembled as the Kingdom of Hannover before being absorbed into Prussia in 1866.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 299, Fr-602.

Source:

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]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.

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