Sweden 1807-OL ducat Fr-77

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Künker sale 352, lot 1428

This specimen was lot 1428 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €4,400 (about US$6,124 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEDEN, KÖNIGREICH, Gustav IV. Adolf, 1792-1809. Dukat 1807, Stockholm. GOLD. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Attraktives Exemplar, vorzüglich +. (kingdom of Sweden, Gustav IV Adolf, 1792-1809, ducat of 1807, Stockholm mint. Rare in this quality, extremely fine or better.)"

This type was struck 1799-1809 and is scarce as are most Swedish ducats.

Recorded mintage: 11,000.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.976 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 542, Ahlström 18; Fr-77; SMH 4.9; Schl. 15.

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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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