Sweden 1710-LC ducat Fr-50
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This specimen was lot 3964 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Sweden. Ducat, 1710-LC. Carl XII. Draped bust right. Reverse: Crowned double C monogram. Well struck with original mint luster. Attractive example and Rare. NGC graded AU-58." This scarce type is listed for 1708-11; the 1710 is the most common date. In 1710, Sweden was losing the Great Northern War and the state was nearly bankrupt. The king, Charles XII, was a prisoner of the Turks, having fled the Ukraine after the battle of Poltava.
Recorded mintage: 9,559.
Specification: 3.50 grams, .976 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-50; KM-338.
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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