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This specimen was lot 30361 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $3,525. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Rudolph II gold Ducat 1585, Prague mint, Fr-12 (this same type is listed as Fr-88 under Austria), UNC Details (Mount Removed) NGC. An attractive example with the details well struck-up. Marks from the mount removal are not readily apparent, but there is a slight crease running the full diameter of the coin from 1:00 to 7:00 of the obverse. The reverse fields are flashy and overall this example is very choice. Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson."