Hungary 1752-KB ducat Fr-180

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Sincona sale 97, lot 1988

This specimen was lot 1988 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Dukat 1752 KB, Kremnitz. Vorzüglich. Prüfspur am Rand. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, ducat of 1752, Kremnitz mint. Extremely Fine, Test mark on edge.)"

This type was struck 1746-65 and is counted as common. The auctioneers listed it under Austria but it was made in Hungary and that is where we will file it.

Recorded mintage: 144,000.

Specifications: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 329.2, Huszar 1652, Herinek 245, Fr-180.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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