Prussia 1713-LCS ducat Fr-2312
This specimen was lot 1155 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $19,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. Ducat, 1713-L CS. Berlin Mint. Friedrich III. PCGS MS-61. L refers to the die cutter Christian Fredrich Luders. A very difficult gold issue to acquire, this piece was produced on the death of Fredrich III the first Prussian king and the reverse design gives the date of his burial. This piece is very attractive with a honey golden color, and shows no signs of wear, though there are some hairlines consistent for the grade. A piece that infrequently comes to market, the last available record of a sale was in 2015, making this piece a RARE and desirable numismatic issue."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-2312; KM-114.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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