Hungary 1837 ducat

Heritage sale 3029, lot 30750

This specimen was lot 30750 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $1,410. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Ferdinand I gold Ducat 1837, Hermannstadt mint, MS62 NGC. A choice example with subtle patina and prooflike surfaces. Struck in Transylvania in homage of Ferdinand following his coronation in 1835. Very scarce commemorative and a premium coin for this certified grade." This type is unlisted in the SCWC or Friedberg. It is probably a proclamation medal, not a coin tho we are sure it circulated in a pinch.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.5 g.

Catalog reference: Resch-252.

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.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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