Czechoslovakia 1936 5 dukatu
This specimen was lot 30035 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $24,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "CZECHOSLOVAKIA. 5 Ducats, 1936. Kremnica Mint. NGC MS-64. This example provides much impressiveness in the way of a rich luster and beautifully struck details that sets it apart, even beyond its status as a KEY DATE in an extremely challenging series. A single spot, along with some very light marking, likely withholds the specimen from full Gem status, though in the grand scope, these flaws are relatively minor. A date that is by all accounts VERY RARE, as examples simply do not appear with a great frequency, ensuring that the many lovers of Czechoslovakian gold with be thrilled to hold their paddles aloft in an effort to be the winning bidder on this beauty. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck 1929-38 and 1951 along with a dukat, 2 dukaty 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: 726.
Specification: 17.45 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-5; KM-13; Novotny-18 (RRR).
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- 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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