View source for Stolberg-Stolberg (1759) 1/8 ducat Fr-3341

[[Image:Stolberg H3042-29799o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3042, lot 29799]]
[[Image:Stolberg H3042-29799r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

This specimen was lot 29799 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $705. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Stolberg-Stolberg. Christoph Ludwig II gold 1/8 Ducat ND (1759) MS64 NGC. An ideal example of this small gold issue featuring a stag and monogrammed initials. Even without the aid of magnification, a bold strike is readily evident--the intricately-styled design elements appear razor sharp--and other than light flan porosity, the fields are free of any noteworthy marks. One of the finest examples of this type we've encountered, nearly-Gem and highly engaging as such." This type is accompanied by a quarter ducat (KM 243) and a rare one ducat (KM 244).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 0.43 g, 0.986 fine gold. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 242, Fr-3341.

''[[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>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015. 

''Link to:''
* [[Stolberg-Stolberg 1750-IEVC 1/2 ducat Fr-3337|1750-IEVC half ducat]]
* [[Stolberg-Stolberg 1757-IEVC 2/3 thaler|1757-IEVC ⅔ thaler]]
* [[Stolberg 1762-IEVC ducat Fr-3345]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1759]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Stolberg]]

[[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3042]]