Czechoslovakia 1930 2 dukaty
This specimen was lot 30063 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $8,100. The catalog description[1] noted, "CZECHOSLOVAKIA. 2 Ducats, 1930. Kreminca Mint. NGC MS-62. An EXTREMELY RARE date, this incredible piece displays soft and charming luster along with lovely details. The surfaces do display a bit of handling preventing a Choice grade, though this handling in the form of friction is not overly aggressive or displeasing. Given the infrequency with which this piece appears, we expect much competition to be the winner of this very difficult date in the series. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck 1929-38 and 1951 along with a dukat, five dukatu and ten dukatu. This type is rarely seen circulated, suggesting the hoarding of what few examples escaped government vaults. The obverse portrait is of "good" king Wenceslas, he of the well-known Christmas carol.
Recorded mintage: Unknown.
Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW, 25 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J. Benda and O. Daniel.
Catalog reference: Fr-1; KM-9; Novotny-17 (RRR).
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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