Austria 1776-E HG ducat Fr-192

Heritage sale 3064, lot 30387

This specimen was lot 30387 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Joseph II gold Ducat 1776 E-HG MS62 PCGS, Karlsburg mint. Fully Mint State and with incredible luster that sets the fields aglow with rose-hued color, this boldly rendered selection has a slight, as-made wave to the flan and possesses minimal handling in the open expanses. Scarce, and currently the only certified example of the date at PCGS." This type was struck 1768-80 using mintmarks A (Vienna), C (Prague), E (Karlsburg, shown here), F (Hall) and G (Günzburg). It was accompanied by a double ducat (Fr-191).

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-192 (listed under Hungary), KM 1859.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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