Nurnberg 1806-KR ducat Fr-1919
This specimen was lot 30083 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $9,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "Stunning One-Year Type Nurnberg. Free Imperial City gold Ducat 1806-KR, MS64 Deep Prooflike NGC. A stunning example of this rare one-year type. The fields are fully mirrored, the strike bold, and the overall appearance amazing for a gold coin of this era. The obverse exhibits a wonderful view of the city of Nurnberg, and the reverse has the Pascal Lamb, as often seen on earlier coins of Nurnberg." This rare type, minted in the last years of Nurnberger independence, is accompanied by equally rare two and three ducats.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 416, Fr-1919.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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