Saxony 1756-FWoF ducat Fr-2845

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Sincona sale 38, lot 1233

This specimen was lot 1233 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 2,600 CHF (about US$3,118 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Sachsen, Kurfürstentum, Friedrich August II. 1733-1763 Dukat 1756. Dresden. Selten. Sehr schön. Leicht gewellt. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Frederick August II, 1733-63, ducat of 1756, Dresden mint. Rare, Very fine, Lightly wavy planchet.)"

This type was struck steadily 1735-63 yet is today rarer than most of the commemorative ducats struck in the same period.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Kahnt 509. Fr-2845; KM 887.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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