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[[Image:Reuss 1789.jpg|550px|thumb|Saalfeld in 1789]] | [[Image:Reuss 1789.jpg|550px|thumb|Saalfeld in 1789]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3749 in Künker sale 294 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3749 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €6,250 (about US$8,424 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''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.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1717, 1719, 1721-22, 1726-28 but is rare. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 21:55, 1 December 2024
This specimen was lot 3749 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, 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, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen is 3,45 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-3005; Müseler 56.5/17; Kozinowski/Otto/Ruß 608, KM 52.
- 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.
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