PFALZ (PALATINATE). Carl Theodor, 1743-1799. 2 Ducat, 1750 AK D. Düsseldorf. Small robed bust r. as Count Palatine and Elector, small 'S' and script 'D' below. Rv. Electoral Crown over three separate Shields on a single ornate cartouche, DOMINUS REGIT ME. Formerly Fr.1896, type of 1 Ducat, Fr.2034a, which is now the only coin of this design listed in the 7th edition of Friedberg. Bold prooflike flash highlights the precisely struck and lightly frosted devices on this breath-taking example. Brilliant Uncirculated. (Est. $6,500-$7,000)
Ex Stack's April-May 1987 Sale, lot 1378; previously ex Stack's December 1947 Sale, lot 1320.
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