Austria 1828-A 4 ducats Fr-462

Stack's Bowers 2020 ANA sale, lot 21029

This specimen was lot 21029 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $5,280. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. 4 Ducats, 1828-A. Vienna Mint. Franz II. NGC AU-53. A RARE type seldom encountered in the marketplace. According to the Standard Catalog of World Coins, no mintage figures are known for these issues, but it was most likely struck in limited quantities based on the small number of auction appearances over the last decade or so. The piece shows light to moderate signs or handling with plenty of flashy luster in the protected areas. A neat large size gold coin certain to catch the attention of even advanced collectors." Unlike the single ducat, which was issued from several branch mints, this type was struck 1816-30 at Vienna only. It has a modified reverse legend from Fr-461.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.96 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 2178, Fr-462.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
• Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.

Link to:

• 1824-A quadruple ducat
• 1828-A 5 kreuzer
• 1828-A thaler, Vienna mint
• 1828-B ducat, Kremnitz mint
• 1828-E ducat, Karlsburg mint
• 1838-A quadruple ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1828