Saxony 1764-IFoF ducat Fr-2880

Künker sale 264, lot 3809

This specimen was lot 3809 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €525 (about US$678 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Friedrich August III. (I.), 1763-1806-1827. Dukat 1764, Leipzig. GOLD. R Kl. Henkelspur, winz. Probierspur, sehr schön. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III, 1763-1827, ducat of 1764, Leipzig mint. Scarce, mountmark, a few rim nicks, very fine.)"

A one year type from the beginning of Friedrich August III's long reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.45 g.

Catalog reference: Buck 118; Fr-2880, KM 978.

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.
• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

Link to:

• 1763-FWoF ducat, Friedrich August II
• 1763-FWoF ducat, Friedrich Christian
• 1764 ⅔ thaler, Frederick Augustus
• 1764-IFoF thaler
• 1764-EDC thaler
• 1765 ducat, Friedrich August III
• 1768 ducat, regent Xaver
• Coins and currency dated 1764
• return to coins of German States, Saxony