Sweden 1746-HM ducat Fr-67a
This specimen was lot 1264 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €40,800 (about US$45,215 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Handsome and Bright Gem Mint State 1746 Ducat with Vivid Luster, Struck in Gold from the Ädelfors Mine, SWEDEN. Ducat, 1746. Stockholm Mint. Fredrik I. NGC MS-65. Mintmaster: Hans Malmberg (HM). Engraver: Daniel Fehrman. Struck in gold from the Ädelfors mine in the province of Småland with a low mintage of 243, this Ducat delivers a visual appeal in addition to its RARITY. The vivid luster glows and shines, with a cutting appeal that that warms the eyes with a vivid glow. A true Gem through and through. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922). Ex: Johan Scharp Collection (Stockholm - 1851/1853) Lot # 1081."
The SCWC notes three different ducats for 1746: KM 421/Fr-64 (baroque arms), KM 424 (baroque arms with rising sun) and KM 438/Fr-67a (shown here). This one is the rarest.
Recorded mintage: 351.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.976 fine gold, 22.3 mm diameter, this specimen 3.48 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-67a; KM-438; SM-36(36); SG-60; Hagander-374; Bruun-12909.
- Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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