Hungary (1461-62) goldgulden Fr-20
This specimen was lot 33944 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hungary: Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490) gold Goldgulden ND (1461-1462) MS65 NGC, Kremnitz mint. Exceptionally well-preserved, not only for the Goldguldens of Matthias Corvinus specifically, but for any issue of this popular late medieval denomination. A crisp and centrally positioned strike has left clean rims framing the central elements, while carefully maintained satin luster grips the design motifs. Perhaps needless to say, the offering represents the single finest example seen by NGC to date, outranking the next representative by a full two grade points." The ducats or florins or goldgulden of Hungary are among the more common gold coins of the late middle ages.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.57 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-20, CNH-204A.
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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