Hungary 1784 2 ducats Fr-195

from Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 6743

This specimen was lot 6743 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $646.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HUNGARY. 2 Ducat, 1784. Kremnitz Mint. Joseph II (1780-90). PCGS Genuine--Smoothed, EF Details Secure Holder. Possibly has been used in jewelry. From the Mezo-Toth Kalman Collection." This type of 1781-87 is fairly common for a double ducat. The SCWC notes that the 1784/3 overdate is more common than the regular date. A similar single ducat (Fr-196) exists.

Recorded mintage: 31,000.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-195; KM-397; H-1859.

Source:

• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

• Austria 1783-E 2 ducats Fr-200 Karlsburg mint
• 1784 ducat
• 1785 double ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1784
• return to coins of Hungary