Czechoslovakia 1936 10 dukatu
This specimen was lot 30013 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $40,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "CZECHOSLOVAKIA. 10 Ducats, 1936. Kremnica Mint. NGC MS-66. A splendid example that portrays all the beauty one expects from a Gem specimen. The surfaces escape much in the way of marking, with most of the luster intact and providing a semi-reflective nature. A handsome example with a condition to match the TREMENDOUS RARITY of the date. No shortage of willing bidders should step forward with paddles aloft, seeking to become the proud new owner of this example. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck 1929-38 and 1951 along with a dukat, 2 dukaty and 5 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: 633.
Specification: 34.9 g, 0.986 fine gold, 42 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-4; KM-14; Novotny-19 (RR).
- 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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