St. Gall 1781 ducat Fr-366
This specimen was lot 21924 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $3,220. The catalog description[1] noted, "Saint Gallen. Gold Ducat 1781, AU58 NGC, a handsome coin struck from clashed dies, only the slightest rub showing on the high points, surfaces somewhat prooflike, overall sharp and pleasing, this type struck in only one year for this canton located next to the Appenzell, today Switzerland's most famous mountain-hiking region. The Abbot Beda's name features prominently in the legend." This canton struck ducats on several occasions in the eighteenth century but all are scarce to rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, .109 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 38, Fr-366.
- 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.
- Richter, Juerg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
- [1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
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