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[[Image:S87-2233.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 87, lot 2233]]
 
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This specimen was lot 2233 in Sincona sale 87 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$606 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"DEUTSCHLAND [[German States, Hamburg|Hamburg]], Stadt Dukat 1642, Hamburg. NGC XF40. ''Prägeschwäche'', Weakly struck."</blockquote>  This type was minted more or less uninterruptedly from 1497 to 1667. It is still scarce despite nearly two centuries of production.
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This specimen was lot 2233 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$606 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"DEUTSCHLAND [[German States, Hamburg|Hamburg]], Stadt Dukat 1642, Hamburg. NGC XF40. ''Prägeschwäche'', Weakly struck."</blockquote>  This type was minted more or less uninterruptedly from 1497 to 1667. It is still scarce despite nearly two centuries of production.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.  
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.  
 
* 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.
 
* 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.

Latest revision as of 11:09, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 87, lot 2233

This specimen was lot 2233 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$606 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Hamburg, Stadt Dukat 1642, Hamburg. NGC XF40. Prägeschwäche, Weakly struck."

This type was minted more or less uninterruptedly from 1497 to 1667. It is still scarce despite nearly two centuries of production.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 69, Gaedechens 91, Fr-1100.

Source:

  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.

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