Russia 1757-SP ducat Fr-113

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 32267

This specimen was lot 32267 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $14,400. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Charming Trade Issue of Empress Elizabeth, RUSSIA. Ducat, 1757-CNB. St. Petersburg Mint. Elizabeth. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. A one-year trade issue, this example provides strong overall details throughout and exhibits very minimal wear and handling. Some cleaning as noted is observed as well, but remains at a decided minimum. Overall, an exceptionally pleasing and charming representative of a SCARCE and very seldom encountered type. From the Robert D. Reed Collection." This one year type, tho minted in a substantial quantity, is now very rare. In the nineteenth century, the regime made millions of counterfeit Dutch ducats, a practice which ended only in the 1840's when the Dutch government protested.

Recorded mintage: 121,000.

Specification: 3.47 g, 0.979 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-113; KM-C30.3; Bit-93.

Source:

Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
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, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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Russia 1757-SP ducat Fr-113

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