Waldeck-Pyrmont 1741 1/4 ducat Fr-3496

Sincona sale 22, lot 1687

This specimen was lot 1687 in Sincona sale 22 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Waldeck-Pyrmont, Fürstentum, Karl August Friedrich, 1728-1763 Vierteldukat 1741. Sehr schön. (Germany, principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont, Charles Augustus Frederick (1728-63), quarter ducat of 1741. Very fine.)"

This scarce type is noted for 1741, 1760 and 1761. It is the most affordable gold issue of this insignificant principality.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.85 g.

Catalog reference: Arolsen Slg. Hennig 139, Slg. Kayser 201, Fr-3496, KM 237.

Source:

• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Collection Fumatori, Auction 22, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

Link to:

• 1742 ducat
• Waldeck-Pyrmont 1761 1/4 ducat Fr-3496
• Coins and currency dated 1741
• return to coins of German States, Waldeck-Pyrmont