Nassau 1818-CT ducat Fr-1790
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This specimen was lot 1460 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 3,000 (about US$3,953 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Dukat 1818. Limburg Kleiner Kopf. Sehr selten, 501 Exemplare geprägt. Fast vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Nassau, ducat of 1818, Limburg mint, small head, very rare, 501 struck, choice extremely fine.)"
This one year type is rare. In 1866, the duchy was swallowed up by Prussia and the coinage ended, tho one branch of the family now occupies the throne of the Netherlands.
Recorded mintage: 501.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.
Catalog reference: D.S. 149. Schl. 514.1. Fr-1790, KM 49.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
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