Austria 1871-A ducat Fr-492
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This specimen was lot 26537 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $311.38. The catalog description[1] noted, "Franz Joseph I gold Ducat 1871-A, AU, bright gold with ample remaining luster." This type was struck 1867-72 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 only.
Recorded mintage: 669,960, common.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, 19.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Herinek 4, Veselý 52, Schl. 480, Fr-492, KM 2266.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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