View source for Saxony 1743-FWoF 1/4 ducat Fr-2852

[[Image:Saxony K336-6609.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 336, lot 6609]]

This specimen was lot 6609 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,309 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich August II. 1733-1763. 1/4 Dukat 1743, Dresden. GOLD. R Vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], electorate of [[German States, Saxony|Saxony]], Frederick Augustus II, 1733-63, quarter ducat of 1743, Dresden mint. Scarce, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1735-40 and 1743 and is rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.88 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 885, Fr-2852; Kahnt 521. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Saxony 1737-FWoF 1/4 ducat Fr-2852|1737-FWôF quarter ducat]]
* [[Wurttemberg (1737-38) 1/4 ducat Fr-3597]]
* [[Saxony 1743-FWoF 1/48 thaler|1743-FWôF 1/48 thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1743-GHE 1/4 ducat Fr-3008]]
* [[Saxony 1744-FWoF 1/3 thaler|1744-FWôF one third thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1744-FWoF thaler Dav-2665|1744-FWôF thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1745 ducat Fr-2867|1745 ducat, vicariat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1743]]

[[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]]