1833 German Ducat

1833 German Dukat

Wanted to share photos I just took of a new ducat I just received in the mail yesterday.
A type you don't very often ... It is very prooflike so in hand with very reflective surfaces. The photos don't capture this very well.

German States - Hamburg
1833 Ducat

 

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Very nice. I like how the legend on the obverse literally says "gold coin of Hamburg".

 

Thanks for the interpretation ... I hadn't gotten that far in my research

 

Newbie here ... Dutch Ducat 1776 ... question???

Oopps meant to start a new thread...not reply. sorry....

 

Congratulations, for adding a very nice coin in your collection.

Regards,
Ballabh Garg

 

Just got this coin back from NGC with a grade of ........ MS-63
:whistle::whistle:

 

63 ??? For a coin of 1833, that is PERFECT !!!

 

very very nice.

 

Jerome,

I was hoping for a little higher, maybe 65, with a Prooflike (PL) designation. IMO the marks in the fields are highlighted only because of the prooflike finish.
but
I consider it a very conservative grade by NGC but I'm OK with it.

For comparision here is one (NOT MINE) that was graded by NGC as MS-62

 

Holy crap, that's too unreal!!! Nice one!

 

Yeah, I'm very suprised it went so low, because it is really superior to the 62 example shown.

 

Silly question, but I always thought tht these were restruck at a much later date?

If not, wow, someone really cared for those pieces.

 

Some actually are - such as the Austrian ducats: The ones dated 1915 are all restrikes. But the Hamburg ducats are not ...

Christian

 

Christian:
Thanks for the note, I have to remember that:
Hamburg=Good.
Austrian 1915 = No Good.