Denmark 1667 ducat Fr-104

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1089
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This specimen was lot 1089 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €18,000 (about US$19,948 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Beautiful Ducat With Handsome Luster and Limited Handling, DENMARK. Ducat, 1667. Copenhagen Mint; Privy Mark: Clover. Frederik III. NGC MS-61. Mintmaster: Frederik Caspar Herbach. Engraver: Jeremias Hercules. A charming Mint State example of this EXTREMELY RARE coin, with bright luster and pinpoint precise strike. A most wholesome and handsome specimen that will doubtlessly capture many excited bids."

This type was struck 1667-68 along with several double ducats (Fr-112). A ducat with a shield reverse (Fr-82) and one from Gluckstadt (Fr-79) add to the variety.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.979 fine gold, 23.8 mm diameter, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-104; KM-294; Hede-26A; Sieg-124.1; Schou-6; Aagaard-53.1; Bruun-6574.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
  • [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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