Saxe-Saalfeld 1727-IME ducat Fr-3005

Künker sale 294, lot 3749

Saalfeld in 1789

This specimen was lot 3749 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €6,250 (about US$8,424 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SACHSEN-SAALFELD, HERZOGTUM, Johann Ernst VIII. 1680-1729. Dukat 1727, Saalfeld. Ausbeute der Reichmannsdorfer Gruben. GOLD. RR Winz. Kratzer, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Preussag Collection, Part I. Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 1, London 2015, Nr. 418. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld, John Ernest VIII, 1680-1729, ducat of 1727, Saalfeld mint, for the mines. Rare, light scratch, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1717, 1719, 1721-22, 1726-28 but is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, this specimen is 3,45 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-3005; Müseler 56.5/17; Kozinowski/Otto/Ruß 608, KM 52.

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.
• ^[1]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:

• 1717 ducat, bicentennial of the Reformation
• 1725 ⅛ thaler
• 1726-IME thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1727
• return to coins of German States, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld