Pfalz (1353-90) goldgulden Fr-1966

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 22627

This specimen was lot 22627 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $690. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Palatinate (Pfalz). Goldgulden, ND (1353-90). Ruprecht I (1353-90). NGC AU Details--Bent. Minimally worn with a soft bend in planchet." The Palatinate, on the border with France, was divided several times. Friedberg lists this type but does not distinguish the mints (Bacharach, Heidelberg).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-1966.

Source:

• 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, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• Pfalz (1372-75) goldgulden Fr-1967a
• Coins and currency dated 1353
• return to coins of German States, Pfalz