Prussia 1748-EGN ducat Fr-2370

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Künker sale 294, lot 3530

This specimen was lot 3530 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €4,600 (about US$6,200 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Dukat 1748, EGN, Berlin. Mit glattem Harnisch. GOLD. RR Hübsche Goldpatina, winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich +. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, ducat of 1748, Berlin mint, with smooth armor. Rare, hadsome gold patina, minor scratches, extremely fine or better.)"

This type of 1745-49 was the last ducat issued in Prussia until a small issue in 1787.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-2370; Olding 385 a; Kluge 17.4, KM 239.

Source:

  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
  • 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.

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