Salzburg 1782-M ducat Fr-887
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This specimen was lot 3719 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $1,983.75. The catalog description [2] noted, "Austria - Salzburg. Ducat, 1782-M. Hieronymous Graf Colloredo, 1772-1803. Bust right. Reverse: Temple. On the Jubilee of the Bishopric. NGC graded MS-62 Prooflike." This type was struck on the occasion of the 1200th anniversary of the founding of bishopric of Salzburg. This commemorative is quite a bit scarcer than the regular issue (KM 437) of 1772-86.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-887; KM-452.
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- 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.
- Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
- [2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Paul Rynearson, Goldberg sale 69: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2012.
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