Denmark 1749-VH ducat Fr-275

Heritage sale 3029, lot 30045

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 30045 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $9,400. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Boldly Defined and Lustrous Frederik V gold Ducat 1749-VH, MS63 NGC. Obv. King on horseback right. Rev. Crowned shield with banner of the Danish West Indies Company. A superior example of this very rare ducat, with full luster over reflective fields and boldly defined devices." This one year type is very rare, like the rest of the gold issues of Denmark during the period. A double ducat (Fr-274) accompanies this issue. Peter Nicolai von Haven was mintmaster at Copenhagen 1747-61.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, .979 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-275, KM 577, Hede-17.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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