Sweden 1747-HM 1/2 ducat Fr-68a

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Künker sale 294, lot 3216

This specimen was lot 3216 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €3,300 (about US$4,717 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEDEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich I. 1720-1751. 1/2 Dukat 1747, Stockholm. Ausbeutehalbdukat, geprägt mit Gold aus Småland (Ädelfors). GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön. (kingdom of Sweden, Frederick I, 1720-51, half ducat of 1747, Stockhom mint, for the mines of Småland. Very rare, very fine.)"

In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 96 öre = one riksdaler. This one year type is rare.

Recorded mintage: 299.

Specification: 1.74 g, .976 fine gold, this specimen 1.73 g.

Catalog reference: Ahlström 49 (R); KM 440, Fr-68a; SMH 20.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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