Denmark 1716-CW ducat Fr-221

Ponterio sale 152, lot 7089

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 7089 in Ponterio sale 152 (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $4,025. The catalog description^[1] noted, "DENMARK. Ducat Courant, 1716-CW. Frederik IV (1699-1730). RARE and exceptional quality. NGC MS-63." 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: unknown.

Specification: 2.87 g, 0.875 fine gold, .081 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-221; Sieg-26; H-31; KM 508.

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]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 152: The 2010 NYINC Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.

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