Nurnberg 1700-GFN 1/4 ducat Fr-1890

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Künker sale 264, lot 3773

This specimen was lot 3773 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €380 (about US$491 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"STADT 1/4 Dukat 1700. Lammprägung. GOLD. Fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, city of Nuremberg, quarter ducat of 1700, Paschal lamb. Choice uncirculated.)"

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 1/2, 1/8, 1/16 and 1/32 were also issued. This type frequently appears in choice uncirculated, adding to its popularity.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,87 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-1890; Kellner 93; KM 250.

Source:

  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.

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