Sweden 1846-AG ducat Fr-90a

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Heritage sale 3082, lot 34801
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 34801 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "Sweden: Oscar I gold Ducat 1846/4-AG MS61 NGC, Stockholm mint. Conservatively graded with reflective fields." After the reform of 1798, 48 skilling = 1 riksdaler species and 2 riksdaler species = 1 ducat. This type was struck 1845-59 for Oscar I and is rather scarce.

Recorded mintage: 22,000.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.976 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-90a, KM 668 (overdate not listed).

Source:

  • Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Online Auction 3082, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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