Saxony 1847 ducat Fr-2896
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This specimen was lot 20655 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Gold Medallic Ducat, ca. 1870. Dresden Mint. Friedrich August II. NGC PROOF-62 Cameo. Though dated 1847, these medallic issues, with a mintage of about 70 pieces, were in fact struck around 1870 and meant to be prizes for the annual archery festival. Highly lustrous and prooflike, with a charming cameo nature." The anachronistic date was likely selected because ducats were last struck in 1838.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-2896; KM-unlisted.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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