Austria 1788-A ducat Fr-439

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from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 22256
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This specimen was lot 22256 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Ducat, 1788-A. Vienna Mint. Joseph II. PCGS MS-61 Gold Shield. . The sole certified example at PCGS. Attractive with prooflike surfaces. From the Estate of Ray H Corvin." This type was struck 1780-90 at six mints (A, B, E, F, G, M) and is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM-1873 (formerly KM-2084), Fr-439.

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.
  • 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.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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