Hungary 1740-NB 1/4 ducat Fr-174

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Sincona sale 66, lot 1828

This specimen was lot 1828 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,712 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HEILIGES ROMISCH REICH, Karl VI. 1711-1740. 1/4 Dukat 1740 NB, Nagybànya. Selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. Feine Kratzer. (Austria, Charles VI, 1711-40, quarter ducat of 1740, Nagybànya mint. Rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Minor hairlines.)"

This type was struck 1730, 1732, 1735, 1737 and 1740 for circulation in Hungary and Transylvania. It is noted as slightly scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.88 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.84 g.

Catalog reference: KM 311, Huszar 1596. Herinek 255. Fr-174.

Source:

  • 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Adolf Resch, Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart. Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965).
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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