Sweden 1723 ducat Fr-57

from Heritage sale 3097, lot 30383

This specimen was lot 30383 in Heritage sale 3097 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $5,040. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Sweden: Frederick I gold Ducat 1723 AU Details (Bent) NGC, Stockholm mint, Variety without GZ initials. Georg Zedritz as mintmaster. A coin whose exceptional rarity far outstrips any minor flaws with its conditional preservation, coming as one of only two known examples of the date lacking the mintmaster's initials below the reverse monogram, with the other specimen permanently held in the Royal Coin Cabinet in Stockholm. Boasting an incredible provenance that would make most Swedish coins blush, the coin at hand was reportedly the second of two pieces preserved in the famous collection of Sven Svensson, both donated to the Royal Swedish Collection, with that institution deciding to hold onto the nicer representative and consign the other to auction. Just mildly circulated across the devices, the offering preserves a distinctive shimmer to the surfaces, any time spent in commerce keeping from obscuring the coin's finer features, while the aid of magnification even discloses trace amounts of die polish along the protected regions of the king's portrait. Certainly a special opportunity for all Swedish collectors, and the first opportunity to procure the one privately held example in over a decade. Ex. Julius Hagander Collection, Part II (Künker Auction 196, September 2011, Lot 5103); Karl-Erik Schmitz Collection, Part II (Schweizerischer Bankverein-Spink Zürich 1990, Lot 1202); Sven Svensson Collection (AB Hirsch Myntauktioner Auction 1, October 1966, Lot 469). From the Long Island Collection."

This type was struck 1720-25 and all dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: 1,214 plus 1,553 of 1723-GZ.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.976 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 388 (Rare), Fr-57 (this coin), AAH-6b (XR), Hagander-349 (this coin), SHM-5.4, SGM-12 (XR; citing this coin), Delzanno-pg. 269 (same).

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.
• Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Platinum Night Auction 3097, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

Link to:

• 1719-LC ducat, Ulrika
• 1723 öre
• 1723 half riksdaler
• 1723 "Krell" riksdaler, struck using half riksdaler dies
• 1724 riksdaler specie
• Coins and currency dated 1723