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[[Image:Hungary S54-1004.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 54, lot 1004]]
 
[[Image:Hungary S54-1004.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 54, lot 1004]]
  
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This specimen was lot 1004 in Sincona sale 54 (Zurich, May 2019), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$952 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 1/4 Dukat 1780, Karlsburg. Für Siebenbürgen. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of Hungary, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, quarter ducat of 1780, Karlsburg mint, for Transylvania. Very rare, Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1768, 1772, 1776-80. The crudity of the queen's bust, which does not match a contemporary [[Transylvania 1780-HS 1/2 ducat Fr-545|half ducat]], [[Transylvania 1777-HS ducat Fr-544|ducat]] or [[Transylvania 1780-HS 2 ducat Fr-541|double ducat]], makes this example look like a counterfeit. In addition, the mintmaster's initials are missing.
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This specimen was lot 1004 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$952 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 1/4 Dukat 1780, Karlsburg. Für Siebenbürgen. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of Hungary, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, quarter ducat of 1780, Karlsburg mint, for Transylvania. Very rare, Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1768, 1772, 1776-80. The crudity of the queen's bust, which does not match a contemporary [[Transylvania 1780-HS 1/2 ducat Fr-545|half ducat]], [[Transylvania 1777-HS ducat Fr-544|ducat]] or [[Transylvania 1780-HS 2 ducat Fr-541|double ducat]], makes this example look like a counterfeit. In addition, the mintmaster's initials are missing.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* 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.  
 
* 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.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.  
  
 
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* [[Transylvania 1773-HG ducat Fr-544|1773-HG ducat]]
 
* [[Transylvania 1773-HG ducat Fr-544|1773-HG ducat]]
 
* [[Transylvania 1773-HG 2 ducat Fr-541|1773 double ducat]]
 
* [[Transylvania 1773-HG 2 ducat Fr-541|1773 double ducat]]
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* [[Transylvania 1777-G BV 1/4 ducat Fr-194|1777-G quarter ducat, Nagybanya mint]]
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* [[Transylvania 1777-G BV 1/4 ducat Fr-194|1777-G quarter ducat, Nagybánya mint]]
 
* [[Transylvania 1777-HS ducat Fr-544|1777-HS ducat, Karlsburg mint]]
 
* [[Transylvania 1777-HS ducat Fr-544|1777-HS ducat, Karlsburg mint]]
 
* [[Transylvania 1778-HS 1/8 ducat Fr-548|1778-HS eighth ducat, Karlsburg mint]]
 
* [[Transylvania 1778-HS 1/8 ducat Fr-548|1778-HS eighth ducat, Karlsburg mint]]
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* [[Austria 1778-E HS 2 ducats Fr-191]] Karlsburg mint
 
* [[Austria 1778-E HS 2 ducats Fr-191]] Karlsburg mint
 
* [[Transylvania 1779-HS 20 kreuzer|1779 20 kreuzer]]
 
* [[Transylvania 1779-HS 20 kreuzer|1779 20 kreuzer]]
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* [[Hungary 1780-N kreuzer]], Nagybanya mint
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* [[Hungary 1780-N kreuzer]], Nagybánya mint
 
* [[Transylvania 1780-HS 1/2 ducat Fr-545|1780-HS half ducat, Karlsburg mint]]
 
* [[Transylvania 1780-HS 1/2 ducat Fr-545|1780-HS half ducat, Karlsburg mint]]
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* [[Hungary 1780-IB IV ducat Fr-183|1780-IB IV ducat, Nagybánya mint]]
 
* [[Transylvania 1780-HS 2 ducat Fr-541|1780-HS double ducat, Karlsburg mint]]
 
* [[Transylvania 1780-HS 2 ducat Fr-541|1780-HS double ducat, Karlsburg mint]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1780]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1780]]

Latest revision as of 15:11, 8 September 2025

Sincona sale 54, lot 1004

This specimen was lot 1004 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$952 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 1/4 Dukat 1780, Karlsburg. Für Siebenbürgen. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich. (kingdom of Hungary, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, quarter ducat of 1780, Karlsburg mint, for Transylvania. Very rare, Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1768, 1772, 1776-80. The crudity of the queen's bust, which does not match a contemporary half ducat, ducat or double ducat, makes this example look like a counterfeit. In addition, the mintmaster's initials are missing.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.88 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.87 g.

Catalog reference: KM 649, Huszar 972, Herinek 315, Fr-547 var.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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