Hungary 1868-KB ducat Fr-238

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Sincona sale 97, lot 2066

This specimen was lot 2066 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 1,800 CHF (about US$2,611 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916. Dukat 1868 KB, Kremnitz. Selten. Vorzüglich. Minimal gewellt. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, ducat of 1868, Kremnitz mint, Rare, Extremely Fine, Minimally wavy flan.)"

This type of 1868-69 is rather scarcer than prior types despite the substantial mintage. Ducats were struck for Hungary as late as 1881.

Recorded mintage: 399,914.

Specifications: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 19.8 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 448.1, Huszar 2107. Herinek 185. Fr-238.

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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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