Germany Nuremburg Lamb Ducat 1700

Hello, Loopy,

The gold lamb ducat shown is square, but others are round. They come from the old German Free City of Nuremburg in Bavaria. With a weigth of 7 grams, yours is probably the 2 ducat denomination. The 1 ducat weighs 3.5 grams.

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One catalog we have shows a round 2 ducat cataloging at $1500 US dollars in average circulated condition. But the same catalog shows ducats as low as $150. The 1 ducat coins have sold at professional auctions in the past for $1000 to $1600 US dollars, while one 2 ducat coin sold at auction in 2012 for $2000. All in all, we can average these observations and predict these approximate catalog values.

1 DUCAT
worn: $200 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $800
well preserved: $1200

2 DUCATS
worn: $400 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $1200
well preserved: $2400

As with all old coins like this, individual coins stand on their individual merits. Catalogs can give only very general guidance. If you have a nice looking specimen, seek out a knowledgeable collector or professional coin dealer for an in-person evaluation.

Our picture comes from Forum Ancient Coins and there, no doubt, you can find the experts you seek. For a good evaluation, provide a scan or photograph of your coin. Scanning coins usually gives better results than photographing them. If you do photograph, turn the flash off and use macro mode.

There are also a bunch of reputable dealers at VCoins.com who may be able to help.

Finally, there is a possibility that your coin is a counterfeit. This is the case with any valuable coin. Click on our Counterfeits category to see CoinQuest's small collection of fake coins, and what to do abou them.
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