View source for Austria 1776-E HG 2 ducats Fr-191

[[Image:Austria 1776E 2 ducats obv H3032-24122.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3032, lot 24122]]
[[Image:Austria 1776E 2 ducats rev H3032-24122.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

This specimen was lot 24122 in Heritage sale 3032 (Chicago, April 2014), where it sold for $3,055. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Joseph II gold 2 Ducats 1776 E-HG, Karlsburg mint, MS61 NGC. Bright and lustrous with yellow-gold patina, bold definition, and moderate contact marks." Like most double ducats, this type listed for 1768-77, is scarce. Altho Friedberg lists this under Hungary, we have followed the SCWC and filed it under Austria.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.

''Specification:'' 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-191 (listed under [[Hungary]]), KM 1860 ([[Austria]]). 

''[[Bibliography|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. 
* Herinek, Gerhard, ''Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage,'' Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Adolf Resch, ''Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart.'' Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965).
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3032,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014. 

''Link to:''
* [[Austria 1774-E HG 2 ducats Fr-191|1774-E double ducat, Joseph II]]
* [[Austria 1775-E HG ducat Fr-192|1775-E ducat, Joseph II]]
* [[Austria 1775-E HG 2 ducats Fr-191|1775-E double ducat, Joseph II]]
* [[Austria 1776-F VCS 3 kreuzer|1776-F VCS 3 kreuzer, Hall mint, Joseph II]]
* [[Austria 1776-C A 7 kreuzer|1776-C A 7 kreuzer, Vienna mint, Maria Theresia]]
* [[Austria 1776-C A 15 kreuzer|1776-C A 15 kreuzer]]
* [[Austria 1776-IC FA 30 kreuzer|1776-IC FA 30 kreuzer]]
* [[Austria 1776-CA ducat Fr-415|1776-CA ducat, Vienna mint, Maria Theresia]]
* [[Austria 1776-VC S 1/2 thaler|1776-VC S half thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia]]
* [[Austria 1776-A CA ducat Fr-431|1776-A CA ducat, Joseph II]]
* [[Austria 1776-E HG ducat Fr-192|1776-E HG ducat, Joseph II]]
* [[Austria 1777-E HG 2 ducats Fr-191|1777-E double ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1776]]
* return to coins of [[Austria]]

[[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3032]]