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[[Image:SB821-44036o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44036]]
 
[[Image:SB821-44036o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44036]]
 
[[Image:SB821-44036r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC]]
 
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[[Image:K406-3907.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 406, lot 3907]]
  
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This specimen was lot 44036 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $312. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Austria|AUSTRIA]]. Ducat, 1915. NGC MS-67. Bullion restrike. A flashy and attractive prooflike strike, with reflective fields and frosty devices." This type was struck 1872-1915 in substantial numbers but the 1915 restrike shown here is the most commonly seen.
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The first specimen was lot 44036 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $312. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Austria|AUSTRIA]]. Ducat, 1915. NGC MS-67. Bullion restrike. A flashy and attractive prooflike strike, with reflective fields and frosty devices." The second specimen was lot 3907 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,887 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KAISERREICH ÖSTERREICH, Franz Josef I. 1848-1916. Dukat 1951, Wien. Fehlprägung der Jahreszahl 1915. 3,44 g Feingold. GOLD. R Prachtexemplar. Stempelglanz.'' (empire of [[Austria]], Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, ducat of "1951", error for 1915. Rare, cabinet example, uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1872-1915 in substantial numbers but the 1915 restrike shown here is the most commonly seen.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common.  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common.  
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''Specification:'' 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 19.8 mm diameter.
 
''Specification:'' 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 19.8 mm diameter.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Herinek 5I, Veselý 53, Fr-494; KM-2267.  
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''Catalog reference:'' Herinek 5I, Veselý 53, Fr-494; KM-2267. The second specimen is Fr-495; J. 344; Schl. 581.  
  
 
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Revision as of 11:25, 29 April 2024

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44036
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC
Künker sale 406, lot 3907

The first specimen was lot 44036 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Ducat, 1915. NGC MS-67. Bullion restrike. A flashy and attractive prooflike strike, with reflective fields and frosty devices." The second specimen was lot 3907 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,887 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KAISERREICH ÖSTERREICH, Franz Josef I. 1848-1916. Dukat 1951, Wien. Fehlprägung der Jahreszahl 1915. 3,44 g Feingold. GOLD. R Prachtexemplar. Stempelglanz. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, ducat of "1951", error for 1915. Rare, cabinet example, uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1872-1915 in substantial numbers but the 1915 restrike shown here is the most commonly seen.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 19.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Herinek 5I, Veselý 53, Fr-494; KM-2267. The second specimen is Fr-495; J. 344; Schl. 581.

Source:

  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
  • 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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