Austria 1902 4 ducats Fr-487

Heritage sale 3082, lot 33356

This specimen was lot 33356 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Austria: Franz Joseph I gold 4 Ducat 1902 MS61 NGC. A piece which very much seems wanting of a Proof or Prooflike designation, the surfaces possessing full reflectivity and a mild frost present atop the devices." This type was struck 1872-1915 in substantial numbers but the 1915 restrike is most commonly seen.

Recorded mintage: 69,380.

Specification: 13.96 g, 0.986 fine gold, 39 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Herinek 11, Veselý 48, Fr-487, KM 2276.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Online Auction 3082, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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