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[[Image:Saxony S63-554.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 63, lot 554]] | [[Image:Saxony S63-554.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 63, lot 554]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 554 in Sincona sale 63 ( | + | This specimen was lot 554 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 5,000 CHF (about US$6,265 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND | Sachsen, Herzogtum, ab 1547 Kurfürstentum | Albertiner, Friedrich August III. (I.), 1763-1827. Dukat 1780 IEC, Dresden. Prachtexemplar. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung.'' ([[Germany]], electorate of [[German States, Saxony|Saxony]], Frederick Augustus III, 1763-1827, ducat of 1780, Dresden mint. Cabinet piece, Very rare in this condition. NGC MS63+.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1779-90. This example realized over six times the catalog value. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:37, 11 June 2025
This specimen was lot 554 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 5,000 CHF (about US$6,265 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Sachsen, Herzogtum, ab 1547 Kurfürstentum | Albertiner, Friedrich August III. (I.), 1763-1827. Dukat 1780 IEC, Dresden. Prachtexemplar. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III, 1763-1827, ducat of 1780, Dresden mint. Cabinet piece, Very rare in this condition. NGC MS63+.)"
This type was struck 1779-90. This example realized over six times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1005, Kahnt 1047. Fr-2872.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020
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