Denmark 1715-CW 1/2 ducat courant Fr-222

Künker sale 294, lot 3009

This specimen was lot 3009 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,887 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DÄNEMARK, KÖNIGREICH, Frederik IV. 1699-1730. 1/2 Kurant-Dukat (1 Rixdaler) 1715, Kopenhagen. GOLD. R Nur 598 Exemplare geprägt. Feine Goldtönung, vorzüglich. (kingdom of Denmark, Frederick IV, 1699-1730, half ducat courant of 1715, Copenhagen mint. Rare, only 598 examples struck. Fine gold toning, extremely fine.)"

The ducat courant was struck in Denmark 1714-16 only and was lighter and lower purity than the standard ducat, which contained about .110 oz of gold. Later ducats courant of the 1780's were slightly heavier.

Recorded mintage: 598.

Specification: 1.43 g, 0.875 fine gold, this specimen 1.40 g.

Catalog reference: KM 510, Fr-222; Hede 33.

Source:

• 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.* 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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• 1704 6 mark
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