Lubeck 1790-HDF ducat Fr-1500

Sincona sale 101, lot 2485

This specimen was lot 2485 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Lübeck, Stadt, Dukat 1790 HDF. Sehr selten. Nur 800 Exemplare geprägt. (Germany, city of Lubeck, ducat of 1790. Very rare. Only 800 specimens struck. NGC MS64.)"

The city of Lubeck, on the Baltic Sea, struck ducats throughout the eighteenth century; the last issue was in 1801. This rare issue is also known in silver.

Recorded mintage: 800.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 191, Behrens 641a. J. 44b. Fr-1500.

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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1752 10 ducats
• Lubeck 1789-HDF schilling struck in gold
• 1791-HDF ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1790