Nurnberg 1700-GFN 1/2 ducat Fr-1888
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This specimen was lot 3698 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $376. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Nurnberg. 1/2 Ducat, 1700-GFN. NGC Unc Details--Rim Damage. Klippe. Lustrous and attractive." This type was struck starting in 1700 and tho not cheap, is more available than other Nurnberger ducats of the eighteenth century. Fractional ducats including 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 and 1/32 were also issued.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-1888; KM-256.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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