Austria 1740 ducat Fr-375

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 31175
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This specimen was lot 31175 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Holy Roman Empire. Ducat, 1740. Vienna Mint. Karl VI. NGC VF-35. Exhibiting only honest wear, this wholesome gold denomination provides even yellow hues throughout." This type was struck 1713-21, 1726-31, 1735-40 and is probably the most common ducat of Karl VI. Other ducats were struck at Hall (Fr-378), Graz (Fr-377), Breslau (Fr-376), Prague (Fr-47c), Kremnitz (Fr-171) and Nagybánya (Fr-175).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, .986 find gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-375; KM-1559.

Source:

  • 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
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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