Pfalz (1419) goldgulden Fr-1973
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This specimen was lot 3218 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$507 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Pfalz-Kurlinie, Ludwig III. 1410-1436 Goldgulden o. J. (23.9.-15.12.1419). Heidelberg. Selten. Sehr schön. Doppelschlag. (Germany, electorate of the Palatinate, Louis III, 1410-36, undated goldgulden, Heidelberg mint. Rare, Very fine, Doublestrike.)"
The Palatinate, on the border with France, was divided several times. Friedberg lists this type from the Bacharach and Heidelberg mints.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 3.41 g.
Catalog reference: Felke 967var. Fr-1973.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
Link to:
- Pfalz (1399) goldgulden Fr-1971, Neustadt mint
- Mainz (1419) goldgulden Fr-1618
- Pfalz (1419) goldgulden Fr-1974, Oppenheim mint
- Pfalz (1422) goldgulden Fr-1974, Oppenheim mint
- Pfalz (1423) goldgulden Fr-1973, Heidelberg mint
- Coins and currency dated 1419
- return to coins of German States, Pfalz