View source for Sweden 1755 1/4 ducat Fr-71

[[Image:Sweden K294-3217.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 294, lot 3217]]

This specimen was lot 3217 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,617 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEDEN, KÖNIGREICH, Adolf Friedrich, 1751-1771. 1/4 Dukat 1755, Stockholm. GOLD. Min. gewellt, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of Sweden, Adolf Frederick, 1751-71, quarter ducat of 1755, Stockholm mint. Slightly bent, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 96 öre = one riksdaler. This type was struck 1754-55 in such tiny quantities that one wonders why they bothered. 

''Recorded mintage:'' 292.

''Specification:'' 0.87 g, .976 fine gold, this specimen 0.90 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Ahlström 40; KM 474, Fr-71; SMH 5.2.

''[[Bibliography|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.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017. 

''Link to:''
* [[Sweden 1750-HM ducat Fr-66|1750 ducat]]
* [[Sweden 1754-HM riksdaler specie Dav-1731|1754-HM riksdaler specie]]
* [[Sweden 1755-HM 1/2 riksdaler|1755 half riksdaler]]
* [[Sweden 1756 4 daler|1756 4 daler plate]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1755]]
* return to coinage of [[Sweden]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]]