Salzburg 1725 ducat Fr-844
This specimen was lot 30295 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Salzburg. Ducat, 1725. Franz Anton von Harrach. NGC MS-63. A tremendous example of the type that is seemingly a bit conservatively graded, as this specimen yields superior eye appeal through immense luster and fields that remain remarkably clean and highly attractive. From the Augustana Collection." The archbishop struck two ducats in 1725, this one with St. Rupert on the reverse and KM 309, with the archbishop's bust. This type was struck 1709-26 but is rare despite the many dates. A similar quarter ducat (Fr-846) exists.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-844; KM-299; Zoettl-2356.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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