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[[Image:Pfalz S46-229.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 46, lot 229]]
 
[[Image:Pfalz S46-229.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 46, lot 229]]
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This specimen was lot 229 in Sincona sale 46 (Zurich, May 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Pfalz-Kurlinie, Karl Theodor, 1742-1799. Dukat 1750, Düsseldorf oder Mannheim. Selten. Vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], electorate of Pfalz, Charles Theodore, 1742-99, ducat of 1799, Dusseldorf or Mannheim mint. Rare, Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Charles Theodore was elector of the Palatinate, duke of Julich-Berg and later elector of Bavaria. The SCWC lists five different ducats for this locale for 1750, all rare.
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The first specimen was lot 229 in Sincona sale 46 (Zurich, May 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Pfalz-Kurlinie, Karl Theodor, 1742-1799. Dukat 1750, Düsseldorf oder Mannheim. Selten. Vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], electorate of Pfalz, Charles Theodore, 1742-99, ducat of 1799, Dusseldorf or Mannheim mint. Rare, Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 2065 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,366 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PFALZ, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Karl Theodor, 1743-1799. Dukat 1750, Düsseldorf oder Mannheim. GOLD. RR Kl. Kratzer, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], electorate of Pfalz, Charles Theodore, 1743-99, ducat of 1750, Dusseldorf on Mannheim mints. Very rare, minor scratches, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Charles Theodore was elector of the Palatinate, duke of Julich-Berg and later elector of Bavaria. The SCWC lists five different ducats for this locale for 1750, all rare.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
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''Specification:'' 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, this specimen 3.47 g.
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''Specification:'' 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, the first specimen 3.47 g, the second specimen 3.51 g.
  
 
''Catalog reference:''  Haas 59. Fr-2034b (Pfalz) and 1416 ([[German States, Julich-Berg|Julich-Berg]]), KM 357 (formerly KM 86).  
 
''Catalog reference:''  Haas 59. Fr-2034b (Pfalz) and 1416 ([[German States, Julich-Berg|Julich-Berg]]), KM 357 (formerly KM 86).  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
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* <sup>[2]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
  
 
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* [[Pfalz 1736 1/4 carolin Fr-2031|1736 ¼ carolin d'or]]
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* [[Pfalz 1746-S ducat Fr-2040|1746 ducat, for the homage of the city of Heidelberg]]
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* [[Pfalz 1746-S gulden]]
 
 
* [[Cologne 1750-IK S ducat Fr-837]]
 
* [[Cologne 1750-IK S ducat Fr-837]]
 
* [[Julich-Berg 1750-AK 2 ducats Fr-1415]]
 
* [[Julich-Berg 1750-AK 2 ducats Fr-1415]]
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* return to coins of [[German States, Pfalz]]
 
* return to coins of [[German States, Pfalz]]
  
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[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 46, 47]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]]

Revision as of 20:19, 16 October 2021

Sincona sale 46, lot 229
Künker sale 352, lot 2065

The first specimen was lot 229 in Sincona sale 46 (Zurich, May 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Pfalz-Kurlinie, Karl Theodor, 1742-1799. Dukat 1750, Düsseldorf oder Mannheim. Selten. Vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Pfalz, Charles Theodore, 1742-99, ducat of 1799, Dusseldorf or Mannheim mint. Rare, Extremely fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 2065 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,366 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"PFALZ, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Karl Theodor, 1743-1799. Dukat 1750, Düsseldorf oder Mannheim. GOLD. RR Kl. Kratzer, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Pfalz, Charles Theodore, 1743-99, ducat of 1750, Dusseldorf on Mannheim mints. Very rare, minor scratches, very fine to extremely fine.)"

Charles Theodore was elector of the Palatinate, duke of Julich-Berg and later elector of Bavaria. The SCWC lists five different ducats for this locale for 1750, all rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, the first specimen 3.47 g, the second specimen 3.51 g.

Catalog reference: Haas 59. Fr-2034b (Pfalz) and 1416 (Julich-Berg), KM 357 (formerly KM 86).

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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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