Bavaria 1822 ducat Fr-265
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This specimen was lot 1784 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,454 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1623 KURFÜRSTENTUM, Maximilian I. (IV.) Joseph, 1799-1806-1825. Dukat 1822. GOLD. Prachtexemplar. Erstabschlag. Fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Bavaria, Maximilian IV Joseph, ducat of 1822. Choice example, first strike, about uncirculated.)"
This ducat was struck 1807-22 but remains scarce despite the many years of production.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.937 fine gold, this specimen 3.47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 703, Divo/S. 17; Fr-265; Schl. 66.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [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.
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