Austria 1847-A ducat Fr-481

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 22167

This specimen was lot 22167 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Ducat, 1847-A. Vienna Mint. PCGS MS-64 Secure Holder. This type was also struck at Kremnitz (B), Karlsburg (E) and Venice (V). An attractive, flashy example and presently the single finest graded by PCGS." This type was struck 1837-48 in substantial numbers from Vienna (shown here), Kremnitz, Karlsburg and Venice.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 3.49 g, .983 fine gold, .109 troy oz AGW, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Herinek 2, Veselý 3, Fr-481, KM 2262.

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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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• 1845-A ducat
• 1846-B ducat, Kremnitz mint
• 1847-A half thaler
• 1847-A thaler
• 1847-V ducat, Venice mint
• 1847-A quadruple ducat
• 1848-A ducat, Vienna mint
• 1848-B ducat, Kremnitz mint
• Coins and currency dated 1847
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