Hungary 1698-NB IB 1/6 ducat Fr-154

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Heritage sale 3064, lot 33224
Hungary H3064-33224r.jpg
Sincona sale 66, lot 1798
Künker sale 406, lot 3829

The first specimen was lot 33224 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "Leopold I gold 1/6 Ducat 1698 NB-IB AU58 PCGS, Nagbanya mint. A bright 1/6 Ducat with an amazing crispness of detail for a coin of its size. The lack of wear and significant luster make this specimen appear mint-state." The second specimen was lot 1798 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,975 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"HEILIGES ROMISCH REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. 1/6 Dukat 1698 NB, Nagybànya. Selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. Unregelmässiger Schrötling. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, one-sixth ducat of 1698, Nagybánya mint. Rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Irregular flan.)"

The third specimen was lot 3829 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,837 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[3] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. 1/6 Dukat 1698, NB, Nagybánya. GOLD. R Min. gewellt, vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, one-sixth ducat of 1698, Nagybánya mint. Rare, slightly wavy, extremely fine.)"

This product of the Nagybánya mint was struck intermittently 1673-74, 1679, 1682, 1685-86, 1689-92, 1695-98.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.58 g, 0.986 fine gold, the second specimen 0.55 g, the third specimen 0.57 g.

Catalog reference: Huszar 1345. Herinek 532, KM 189, Fr-154.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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 and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
  • [2]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
  • [3]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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