Austria 1720 1/4 ducat Fr-386

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Sincona sale 66, lot 1816

This specimen was lot 1816 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,633 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HEILIGES ROMISCH REICH, Karl VI. 1711-1740. 1/4 Dukat 1720, Graz. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Austria, Charles VI, 1711-40, one quarter ducat of 1720, Graz mint. Very rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

This type was also struck at the Graz mint 1728-29 and was accompanied by an eighth ducat (KM 1631).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.88 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.84 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1605, Herinek 233. Fr-386.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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