Nurnberg 1632 2 ducats Fr-1823

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Sincona sale 63, lot 403
Künker sale 352, lot 1998

The first specimen was lot 403 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,880 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND | Nurnberg, City. 2 Dukaten 1632. Auf den Westfälischen Frieden. Stempel von G. Nürnberger der Ältere. Lammprägung. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Rand bearbeitet. Leicht gewellt. (Germany, city of Nurnberg, double "lamb" ducat of 1632, on the peace of Westphalia. Dies by G. Nurnberger the Elder. Very fine-extremely fine, Tooling on edge, Slightly wavy flan.)"

The second specimen was lot 1998 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,948 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"NÜRNBERG, STADT, 2 Dukaten 1632. Doppelter Friedenswunschdukat. GOLD. RR Unregelmäßiger Schrötling, etwas gewellt, sehr schön. (city of Nuremberg, double ducat of 1632, hoping for peace. Very rare, irregular planchet, bent, very fine.)"

This double ducat and the accompanying single ducat (Fr-1824) were issued to urge the coming of peace. Alas, the signing of the Peace of Westphalia which ended the Thirty Years War did not occur until 1648.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, the first specimen 6.63 g, the second specimen 6,91 g.

Catalog reference: KM 126, Kellner 48, Fr-1823.

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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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