Austria 1619 ducat Fr-186

Heritage sale 3029, lot 30003

This specimen was lot 30003 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $4,406.25. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"1619 Leopold Ducat Among the Finest Known Archduke Leopold gold Ducat ND (1619)-CO, Hall mint, UNC Details (Surface Hairlines) NGC. A ducat of great rarity, this example is the finest we could find in our research. The surfaces have very unfortunately been scratched throughout the fields. Without a glass, the scratches appear almost as die-polishing lines. This ducat was issued upon Leopold's inheritance of Further Austria and the Tirol after the death of Archduke Maximilian. This great rarity will demand a strong bid."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, .986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-186, KM 246.

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.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

Link to:

• 1619 thaler, Klagenfurt mint
• Austria 1619 goldgulden interregnum
• (1619-32) ducat, Hall mint
• Austria (1632-62) 2 ducats Fr-242
• Coins and currency dated 1619
• return to coins of Austria