Khevenhuller-Metsch 1761 ducat Fr-549
This specimen was lot 1520 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 15,000 CHF (about US$18,207 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Khevenhüller-Metsch, Fürsten. Johann Josef, 1742-1776. Dukat 1761, Wien. Von grösster Seltenheit. Fast FDC. NGC MS64 DPL. Prachtvoller Erstabschlag. (Austria, principality of John Joseph, 1742-76, duca of 1761, Vienna mint. Of the highest rarity, About uncirculated, Magnificent first strike.)"
This and two thalers (Dav-1188 and Dav-1189) are the only issues from this prince in the eighteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.50 g.
Catalog reference: KM 3, Holzmair 40. Pavlicek/Schön 1. Fr-549 (listed under Eggenberg).
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- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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