Sweden 1735-GZ 1/2 ducat Fr-65
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This specimen was lot 30989 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description[1] noted, "Frederick I gold 1/2 Ducat 1735-GZ, UNC Details (Damaged) NGC. Fully struck and quite attractive with original patina, very lightly bent, visible mostly from the reverse. The metal has not been creased; just a faint wave to the flan." This coin with its trifling mintage is not even listed as rare in the SCWC, demonstrating how underrated the minors are compared to the well-studied riksdalers. The last half ducat was issued in 1755.
Recorded mintage: 304.
Specification: 1.74 g, .976 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 422, SM-44, Fr-65.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- 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]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.
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