Sweden 1700 1/4 ducat Fr-52

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Heritage sale 3029, lot 30268
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 30268 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $3,525. The catalog description[1] noted, "Pleasing Fractional Gold Piece Carl XII gold 1/4 Ducat 1700, Stockholm mint, MS63 NGC. Nicely toned with bold design features. The edge is slightly out-of-round at 1:00, as made. A pleasing example of a rare fractional ducat. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." This was the first quarter ducat issued since Fr-46 of 1692.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: .87 grams, .976 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 330, Fr-52, SM-22.

Source:

  • Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
  • 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.

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