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ANA Signature Sale 3048 11 August 2016
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Lucerne. City gold 2 Ducat 1741 MS62 NGC, KM63, Fr-322, HMZ-2646b. An extremely rare multiple of the issue, preserved in exemplary condition with a fabulous presentation. On the obverse, two wild men, one carrying a palm and the other a sword hold a crown over the Lucerne crest, while all stand atop an ornamented mantle. The reverse holds familiar, yet more ornate than is typical style, with a 6-line inscription, detailing the denomination and date, inside a floriated wreath. This example is incredibly well struck for an issue that we've seen come flat, and it remains free of noteworthy impairments, with bright prooflike surfaces that retain exceptional flash on both sides. While the absolute quality of archived examples is difficult to identify from photographs, we note the last two sales of the type, the most recent being in a Kunker 5/2015 auction that brought 38,000 Euros graded Stempelglanz and prior to that, a 34,000 CHF hammer in a 5/2014 Hess-Divo sale for an example graded Unzirkuliertes Prachtexemplar. Considering that those examples aren't visually dissimilar from the present, our estimate may in fact prove conservative.From the Redwood Collection of Swiss Coins
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD
Lucerne. City gold 2 Ducat 1741 MS62 NGC, KM63, Fr-322, HMZ-2646b. An extremely rare multiple of the issue, preserved in exemplary condition with a fabulous presentation. On the obverse, two wild men, one carrying a palm and the other a sword hold a crown over the Lucerne crest, while all stand atop an ornamented mantle. The reverse holds familiar, yet more ornate than is typical style, with a 6-line inscription, detailing the denomination and date, inside a floriated wreath. This example is incredibly well struck for an issue that we've seen come flat, and it remains free of noteworthy impairments, with bright prooflike surfaces that retain exceptional flash on both sides. While the absolute quality of archived examples is difficult to identify from photographs, we note the last two sales of the type, the most recent being in a Kunker 5/2015 auction that brought 38,000 Euros graded Stempelglanz and prior to that, a 34,000 CHF hammer in a 5/2014 Hess-Divo sale for an example graded Unzirkuliertes Prachtexemplar. Considering that those examples aren't visually dissimilar from the present, our estimate may in fact prove conservative.From the Redwood Collection of Swiss Coins
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD