Salzburg 1755 1/2 ducat Fr-866

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Sincona sale 46, lot 854

This specimen was lot 854 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$600 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Salzburg, Erzbistum, Sigismund von Schrattenbach, 1753-1771. Halbdukat 1755. Vorzüglich. Kleiner Randfehler. (Germany, archbishopric of Salzburg, Sigismund von Schrattenbach, 1753-71, half ducat of 1755. Extremely fine, Minor edge nick.)"

This type, struck 1755 and 1761, is among the more available gold coins of this state.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.74 g.

Catalog reference: Zöttl 2939. Fr-866, KM-384.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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