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| − | This specimen was lot 1280 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €26,400 (about US$29,257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"Boldly Struck 1850 2 Ducats with Near-Gem Allure, Just 819 Pieces Struck, [[Sweden|SWEDEN]]. 2 Ducats, 1850. Stockholm Mint. Oscar I. NGC MS-64+. Mintmaster: Alexander Grandinson (AG). Engraver: Ludvig Persson Lundgren. VERY RARE with a mintage of 819. The 5 in the date appears to be overstruck, possibly on a 6. Delivering a grandiose and vivid allure resultant from bright luster that gleams and glows when held in the light. Soft frost is seen across the devices, providing a nearly prooflike appearance. Surfaces are essentially free of marks, falling just short of a Gem grade, as evidenced by the "+" grade modifier. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922)."</blockquote> This rare type was struck in 1850, 1852 and 1857. Single (Fr-90a) and quadruple ducats (Fr-88) were also struck in 1850. | + | This specimen was lot 1280 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €26,400 (about US$29,257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"Boldly Struck 1850 2 Ducats with Near-Gem Allure, Just 819 Pieces Struck, [[Sweden|SWEDEN]]. 2 Ducats, 1850. Stockholm Mint. Oscar I. NGC MS-64+. Mintmaster: Alexander Grandinson (AG). Engraver: Ludvig Persson Lundgren. VERY RARE with a mintage of 819. The 5 in the date appears to be overstruck, possibly on a 6. Delivering a grandiose and vivid allure resultant from bright luster that gleams and glows when held in the light. Soft frost is seen across the devices, providing a nearly prooflike appearance. Surfaces are essentially free of marks, falling just short of a Gem grade, as evidenced by the "+" grade modifier. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922)."</blockquote> This rare type was struck in 1850, 1852 and 1857. Single ([[Sweden 1850-AG ducat Fr-90a|Fr-90a]]) and quadruple ducats (Fr-88) were also struck in 1850. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 819. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 819. | ||
Revision as of 15:14, 23 December 2024
This specimen was lot 1280 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €26,400 (about US$29,257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Boldly Struck 1850 2 Ducats with Near-Gem Allure, Just 819 Pieces Struck, SWEDEN. 2 Ducats, 1850. Stockholm Mint. Oscar I. NGC MS-64+. Mintmaster: Alexander Grandinson (AG). Engraver: Ludvig Persson Lundgren. VERY RARE with a mintage of 819. The 5 in the date appears to be overstruck, possibly on a 6. Delivering a grandiose and vivid allure resultant from bright luster that gleams and glows when held in the light. Soft frost is seen across the devices, providing a nearly prooflike appearance. Surfaces are essentially free of marks, falling just short of a Gem grade, as evidenced by the "+" grade modifier. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922)."
This rare type was struck in 1850, 1852 and 1857. Single (Fr-90a) and quadruple ducats (Fr-88) were also struck in 1850.
Recorded mintage: 819.
Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 7.00 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-89; KM-680; SM-4(4); SG-4; Hagander-658; Bruun auction-2255; Bruun-13473.
- Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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