Sweden 1814-OL ducat Fr-81

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Heritage sale 3010, lot 21908
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 21908 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $5,175. The catalog description[1] noted, "Carl XIII gold Ducat 1814, MS66 NGC, an absolutely mag[n]ificent coin with sharply struck details and no adjustment marks. The luster is intense and the surfaces pristine - a coin with instant eye appeal and a prize for the ultra quality conscious collector." This type was struck in small numbers 1810-14.

Recorded mintage: 22,000.

Specification: 3.49 g, .979 fine gold, .109 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 581, Fr-81.

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]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

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