Austria 1776-E HG 2 ducats Fr-191

Heritage sale 3032, lot 24122

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^[1] 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).

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).
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3032, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

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