Nurnberg 1700-GFN ducat Fr-1886

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Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 25156
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This specimen was lot 25156 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Nurnberg. Ducat Klippe, 1700-GFN (in chronogram). Free City. NGC MS-62. By G. F. Nuernberger. Featuring the agnus Dei (Lamb of God), this square-shaped klippe issue dazzles with all of the tremendous brilliance that one would expect from a nearly-Choice issue as is the case here. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck starting in 1700 and tho not cheap, is more available than other Nurnberger ducats of the eighteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-1886; KM-258.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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