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[[Image:Sincona90-1453.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 1453]] | [[Image:Sincona90-1453.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 1453]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1453 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 7,500 CHF (about US$9,911 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIECHTENSTEIN, Franz Joseph, 1772-1781. Dukat 1778, Wien. Sehr selten. NGC MS62. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar.'' (principality of [[Liechtenstein]], Francis Joseph, 1772-81, ducat of 1778, Vienna mint. Very rare, graded NGC MS-62, finest certified by NGC.)"</blockquote> This type has been restruck in gold and platinum. | + | This specimen was lot 1453 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 7,500 CHF (about US$9,911 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIECHTENSTEIN, Franz Joseph, 1772-1781. Dukat 1778, Wien. Sehr selten. NGC MS62. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar.'' (principality of [[Liechtenstein]], Francis Joseph, 1772-81, ducat of 1778, Vienna mint. Very rare, graded NGC MS-62, finest certified by NGC.)"</blockquote> This type has been restruck in gold and platinum, which restrikes have an "M" under the bust. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 11:12, 11 June 2024
This specimen was lot 1453 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 7,500 CHF (about US$9,911 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIECHTENSTEIN, Franz Joseph, 1772-1781. Dukat 1778, Wien. Sehr selten. NGC MS62. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar. (principality of Liechtenstein, Francis Joseph, 1772-81, ducat of 1778, Vienna mint. Very rare, graded NGC MS-62, finest certified by NGC.)"
This type has been restruck in gold and platinum, which restrikes have an "M" under the bust.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.
Catalog reference: KM C7, Divo 79, Pavlicek/Schön 58, Fr-11.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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