Austria 1892 4 ducats Fr-487
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This specimen was lot 34194 in Heritage sale 3135 (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $11,590. The catalog description[1] noted, "Austria: Franz Joseph I gold 4 Ducat 1892 MS63 Prooflike NGC, Vienna mint. The best of three designated Prooflike at NGC, exhibiting impressively mirrored fields centered by generously frosted devices. By far the best of the type that we have ever offered." This type was struck 1872-1915 in substantial numbers but the 1915 restrike is most commonly seen.
Recorded mintage: 58,000.
Specification: 13.96 g, 0.986 fine gold, 0.443 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-487; KM 2276.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2026 September 1 - 5 ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3135, featuring The Vila Rica Collection of Brazilian Gold Coins, Part II, and The Grundy Collection of Latin American and Spanish Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2026.
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