Nurnberg 1700-GFN 1/8 ducat Fr-1893
This specimen was lot 3777 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €140 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"STADT 1/8 Dukat o. J. (1700). Lammprägung. GOLD. Min. Randfehler, vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Nuremberg, undated eighth ducat, Paschal lamb. Rim flaw, extremely fine.)"
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, 1/4, 1/16 and 1/32 were also issued. This type frequently appears in choice uncirculated, adding to its popularity.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.43 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,42 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-1893; Kellner 97; KM 248.
- [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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