Bavaria 1763 ducat Fr-249

Künker sale 352, lot 1767

This specimen was lot 1767 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$3,062 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1623 KURFÜRSTENTUM, Maximilian III. Joseph, 1745-1777. Dukat 1763, München. GOLD. Seltener Jahrgang. Min. gewellt, vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Bavaria, Maximilian III Joseph, 1745-77, ducat of 1763, Munich mint. Rare date, slightly wavy, extremely fine.)"

This type, tho struck 1755-75, is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 512, Fr-249; Hahn 311.

Source:

• 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

Link to:

• 1760 ducat, Isar river gold
• Saxony 1763-FWoF ducat Fr-2847
• Saxony 1763-FWoF ducat Fr-2869
• 1765-A thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1763