Saxony 1838-G ducat Fr-2895
This specimen was lot 1566 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$9,912 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · SACHSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich August II., 1836-1854. Dukat 1838 G. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Nur 637 Exemplare geprägt. Leicht gewellt, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Saxony, Frederick Augustus II, 1836-54, ducat of 1838. Extremely rare, only 637 pieces struck. Slightly wavy, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1836-38 and the other dates are even rarer than the 1838.
Recorded mintage: 637.
Specification: 13.32 g, 0.896 fine gold, this specimen 3,47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1145, Divo/S. 200; Fr-2895; Schl. 837.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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