Prussia 1708-CS ducat Fr-2300

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Künker sale 353, lot 3156

This specimen was lot 3156 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €5,500 (about US$7,654 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. Dukat 1708, CS, Berlin. Mit Signatur L im Armabschnitt. Münzmeister Christoph Stricker. Stempelschneider Christian Friedrich Lüders. GOLD. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Kl. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, ducat of 1708, Berlin mint, with initial "L". Very rare date, minor edge defects, very fine to extremely fine.)"

All of the ducats of Prussia are rare. This type was struck 1707-11.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 79, Fr-2300; v. Schr. 18; Olding 100.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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