Sweden 1719-LC 2 ducats Fr-54
This specimen was lot 1605 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 9,000 CHF (about US$10,924 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWEDEN. Ulrike Eleonore, 1719-1720. 2 Dukaten 1719, Stockholm. Mit der Signatur LC (Lorentz Careelberg, Münzmeister in Stockholm, 1706-1722). Sehr selten. Fast FDC. NGC MS63. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (kingdom of Sweden, Ulrika Eleonora, 1719-20, double ducat of 1719, Stockholm mint. Very rare, About uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"
This was the first double ducat struck since 1704 and the last of the eighteenth century. While not cheap, it is more available than the accompanying single ducat (KM 371).
Recorded mintage: 39,000.
Specification: 6.96 g, 0.976 fine gold, this specimen 7.53 g.
Catalog reference: KM 372, Delzanno 1, AAH 1, Fr-54.
- 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.
- 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 Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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