Austria 1914 4 ducats Fr-487

from the Stacks Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 20182

This specimen was lot 20182 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. 4 Ducats, 1914. NGC MS-62. Sharp strike with prooflike fields and full rich detail on the devices." This type was struck 1872-1915 in substantial numbers but the 1915 restrike is most commonly seen.

Recorded mintage: 102,712.

Specification: 13.96 g, 0.986 fine gold, .439 troy oz AGW, 39 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Herinek 11, Veselý 48, Fr-487, KM 2276.

Source:

• 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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