Pfalz 1792 ducat Fr-2042
This specimen was lot 30560 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,820. The catalog description[1] noted, "Pfalz. Karl Theodor von Sulzbach gold Ducat 1792, MS63 NGC. One-year type. Likely one of the finest extant examples, with almost perfect centering on a broad flan and surfaces that retain considerable originality. An interesting issue, it was struck under the name of the city of Mannheim to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Karl Theodor, the Duke of Bavaria. Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." Another scarce type from 1792. Carl Theodor went on to become elector of Bavaria.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 489, Fr-2042.
- 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]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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
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