Denmark 1747 ducat Fr-273

Künker sale 352, lot 1164

This specimen was lot 1164 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,619 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Frederik V. 1746-1766. Dukat 1747, Kopenhagen. Guinea-Gold. GOLD. R Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (kingdom of Denmark, Frederick V, 1746-66, ducat of 1747, Copenhagen mint, from African gold. Rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"

The king did not mint ducats every year but in 1747 he had three different ducats issued, all rare: KM 564, 565 and 566 (shown here). Until 1813, one ducat = 2 speciedaler = 12 mark = 192 skilling Danske.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, .979 fine gold, this specimen 3,47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 566, Fr-273; Hede 13.

Source:

• 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.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015
• ^[1]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.

Link to:

• 1746 ducat
• 1747-A krone
• 1747-W krone
• 1747-A speciedaler, coronation of Frederik V
• 1747-A double speciedaler
• 1749 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1747