Heritage World Coin Auctions
Signature Sale 3029 14-16 January 2014
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
Sweden
Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection of World Coins. Gustav IV Adolf gold Ducat 1798-OL, KM545, Fr-76, SM-7, MS62 NGC. Second bust of the King with a long flowing peruke. Fully lustrous and attractive with bold details and no adjustment marks. A rare and underrated type and date, noted as R in Ahlstrom, Sveriges Mynt. Gustav IV Adolf was the son of Gustav III and was forced to abdicate the throne in 1809 as his intemperate foreign policies resulted in the loss of eastern Sweden and Finland.Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson. Krause catalog price(s) for this item: $2500 in VF, $4000 in EF.
Estimate: 7000-9000 USD
Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection of World Coins. Gustav IV Adolf gold Ducat 1798-OL, KM545, Fr-76, SM-7, MS62 NGC. Second bust of the King with a long flowing peruke. Fully lustrous and attractive with bold details and no adjustment marks. A rare and underrated type and date, noted as R in Ahlstrom, Sveriges Mynt. Gustav IV Adolf was the son of Gustav III and was forced to abdicate the throne in 1809 as his intemperate foreign policies resulted in the loss of eastern Sweden and Finland.Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson. Krause catalog price(s) for this item: $2500 in VF, $4000 in EF.
Estimate: 7000-9000 USD