Germany (Baden) Ducat, Silver and Gold 1776

In 1776, Karl Friedrich, king of the old German State of Baden, fathered twin daughters, Katharina Amalia and Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine. You can see their likeness on these ducats. Some are gold, some are silver.

GOLD: about 3.5 grams
SILVER (with 'fein silber' inscription): about 3.9 grams

These coins are fairly rare and fairly valuable over and above their precious metal content. Very approximate catalog values run like this:

GOLD:
worn: $750 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $1200
well preserved: $2000
fully uncirculated: $3500

SILVER:
worn: $80 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $200
well preserved: $350
fully uncirculated: $600

Be sure to read our Important Terminology page to learn how catalog values work.
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Coin: 20378, Genre: Central Europe North South, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201511, Last review: 201511
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Metallic yellow Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1776, filter: 1776 to 1776
Image: germany_baden_ducat_1776.jpg
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