Wurttemberg 1841 4 ducat Fr-3615

Heritage sale 3010, lot 20991

This specimen was lot 20991 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $3,737.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Wurttemberg. Wilhelm gold 4 Ducats 1841, MS62 NGC, fully lustrous with some light handling in the fields, struck to celebrate the 25th anniversary of reign. Obverse: Bust, Reverse: Allegorical figures with fasces and cornucopia." This rare type is not listed in the SCWC tho a one ducat is (KM 587).

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 14 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-3615.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

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