Austria 1755-CA ducat Fr-187

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Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1475

This specimen was lot 1475 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,326 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SAINT EMPIRE, François Ier (1745-1765), AV ducat, 1755CA, Karlsburg. D/ B. l. à d. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Très Beau. (Holy Roman Empire, Francis I, 1745-65, gold ducat of 1755, Karlsburg mint. Obverse: laureate bust right; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Very Fine.)"

This type was produced 1745-65 from Vienna, Hall, Prague, Karlsburg, Graz and Nagybanya and is common. The SCWC does not price any date as rare. The Karlsburg mint was in Transylvania.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold; this specimen 3,46 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1725.2, Her. 77; Eypeltauer 615; Fr-187.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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