Austria 1915 4 ducats Fr-487

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Sincona sale 83, lot 3437

This specimen was lot 3437 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,338 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "OSTERREICH, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916. 4 Dukaten 1915, Wien. Originalprägung. Sehr selten. Fast FDC (empire of Austria-Hungary, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, four ducats of 1915, Vienna mint, original strike. Very rare, About uncirculated)." This type was struck steadily 1872-1915 but the 1915 was restruck extensively by the first republic. The auctioneers state that this specimen is an original strike but we don't know how to tell the difference.

Recorded mintage: 496,501 pieces were restruck from 1920-1936.

Specification: 13.96 g, 0.986 fine gold, .442 troy oz AGW, this specimen 13.97 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2276, Fr-487.

Source:

  • 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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