Austria 1773-A CK ducat Fr-431

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 30276

This specimen was lot 30276 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Ducat, 1773-A CK. Vienna Mint. Joseph II. PCGS AU-58. This enchanting specimen presents a near-prooflike appearance to the fields, with hardly any evidence of handling. For completeness, however, a few minor punches are observed in the upper left portion of the obverse legend, accounting for the subtle protrusions in the corresponding spots on the reverse. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck 1768-80 at Vienna (shown here), Karlsburg, Prague, Hall, Graz and Günzburg. It is not rare but it is less common than the ducats struck after his mother's death (KM 1873).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-431; KM-1859 (prev. KM-2081).

Source:

Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
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, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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Austria 1773-A CK ducat Fr-431

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