Austria 1862-A ducat Fr-491
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This specimen was lot 3515 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €340 (about US$439 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Franz Josef I. 1848-1916. Dukat 1862, A, Wien. 3,44 g Feingold. GOLD. Vorzüglich. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, ducat of 1862, Vienna mint, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1860-65 only but is common. Gold ducats were struck throughout Franz Josef's long reign and come in many types. This date is known from Vienna, Kremnitz, Venice and Karlsburg.
Recorded mintage: 1,204,020, common.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 19.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Herinek 2, Veselý 50, Fr-491; J. 330; Schl. 450, KM 2264.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
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