Sweden 1762-AL ducat Fr-69
This specimen was lot 1268 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €28,800 (about US$31,916 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Handsome Near-Gem Ducat Featuring Shimmering Luster, SWEDEN. Ducat, 1762. Stockholm Mint. Adolf Fredrik. NGC MS-64. Mintmaster: Albrekt Lindberg (AL). Engraver: Daniel Fehrman. A handsome near-Gem, this enticing Ducat delivers rich luster, with shimmering beauty and allure throughout. Nicely struck as well, this most pleasing example certainly does not lack for blustery beauty. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922). Ex: Alex A. Fröling Collection (Stockholm - 1857) Lot # 443."
This type was struck without interruption 1751-71 yet remains rare. The highest mintage date is 1767 with 5,657 pieces.
Recorded mintage: 1,962.
Specification: 3.48 g, 0.976 fine gold, 22.3 mm diameter, this specimen 3.46 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-69; KM-465; SM-21(21); SG-12; Hagander-443; Bruun-13033.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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