Austria 1789-E ducat Fr-202

Goldberg sale 122, lot 1991

This specimen was lot 1991 in Goldberg sale 122 (Los Angeles, June 2021), where it sold for $990. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Transylvania. Ducat, 1789-E (Karlsburg). Joseph II as King, 1780-1790. Laureate bust right. Reverse: Crowned double eagle. Lustrous. NGC graded MS-61." This type was struck 1780-90 at Vienna (A), Kremnitz (B), Karlsburg (E, shown here), Hall (F) and Nagybanya (G). Friedberg lists this date under Hungary but the design is strictly Austrian. Double ducats (Fr-200) also exist from this mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-202 (Hungary); KM-1873 (Austria).

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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 122: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2021.

Link to:

• 1787-B ducat, Kremnitz mint
• 1787-E ducat, Karlsburg mint
• 1787-F ducat, Hall mint
• 1787-E double ducat, Karlsburg mint
• 1789-B ducat, Kremnitz mint
• 1790-A ducat, Leopold II, Vienna mint, shield reverse
• 1791-E ducat, Leopold II, Karlsburg mint
• Coins and currency dated 1789