Austria 1914 ducat Fr-493
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This specimen was lot 33467 in Heritage sale 3038 (Dallas, January 2015), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Franz Joseph I gold Ducat 1914 MS66 NGC. A nearly pristine example with pleasantly contrasting devices." This type was struck 1872-1915 in substantial numbers but the 1915 restrike is most commonly seen.
Recorded mintage: 378,241.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, 19.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Herinek 5, Veselý 53, Fr-493, KM 2267.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3038, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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