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[[Image:Nurnberg S26-02754.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 26, lot 2754]] | [[Image:Nurnberg S26-02754.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 26, lot 2754]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2754 in Sincona sale 26 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2754 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 3,800 CHF (about US$4,694 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Nurnberg, Dukat 1745. Titel Franz I. Vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], city of Nurnberg, ducat of 1745, in the name of Francis I, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Like most of the gold issues from this city during the eighteenth century, this type is rare. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 15:47, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 2754 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 3,800 CHF (about US$4,694 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Nurnberg, Dukat 1745. Titel Franz I. Vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Nurnberg, ducat of 1745, in the name of Francis I, extremely fine.)"
Like most of the gold issues from this city during the eighteenth century, this type is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.47 g.
Catalog reference: Kellner 79. Fr-1909, KM 308.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
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