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This specimen was lot 1565 in Sincona sale 76 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 17,000 CHF (about US$20,635 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Schwarzenberg, Fürstentum. Josef Adam, 1732-1782. Dukat 1768, Wien. Stempelschneider Anton Widemann. Münzmeister Johann August von Cronberg. Äusserst selten. Fast FDC. NGC MS63+. Prachtexemplar. Minimal justiert.'' ([[Austria]], [[German States, Schwarzenberg|principality of Schwarzenberg]], Joseph Adam, 1732-82, ducat of 1768, Vienna mint, mintmaster John Augustus of Cronberg. Extremely rare, About uncirculated, Cabinet piece, Minimal adjustment marks.)"</blockquote> The SCWC also notes a ten ducat from this prince in 1768. The mint right was granted to the prince for his services to the emperor. Schwarzenberg was wedged between Wurzburg and Bayreuth and passed to Bavaria in 1806. | This specimen was lot 1565 in Sincona sale 76 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 17,000 CHF (about US$20,635 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Schwarzenberg, Fürstentum. Josef Adam, 1732-1782. Dukat 1768, Wien. Stempelschneider Anton Widemann. Münzmeister Johann August von Cronberg. Äusserst selten. Fast FDC. NGC MS63+. Prachtexemplar. Minimal justiert.'' ([[Austria]], [[German States, Schwarzenberg|principality of Schwarzenberg]], Joseph Adam, 1732-82, ducat of 1768, Vienna mint, mintmaster John Augustus of Cronberg. Extremely rare, About uncirculated, Cabinet piece, Minimal adjustment marks.)"</blockquote> The SCWC also notes a ten ducat from this prince in 1768. The mint right was granted to the prince for his services to the emperor. Schwarzenberg was wedged between Wurzburg and Bayreuth and passed to Bavaria in 1806. | ||
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* [[Schwarzenberg 1783-VF ducat Fr-130|1783 ducat]] | * [[Schwarzenberg 1783-VF ducat Fr-130|1783 ducat]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1768]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1768]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 75, 76, 77]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 75, 76, 77]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]] | ||
Revision as of 14:45, 17 June 2024
This specimen was lot 1565 in Sincona sale 76 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 17,000 CHF (about US$20,635 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Schwarzenberg, Fürstentum. Josef Adam, 1732-1782. Dukat 1768, Wien. Stempelschneider Anton Widemann. Münzmeister Johann August von Cronberg. Äusserst selten. Fast FDC. NGC MS63+. Prachtexemplar. Minimal justiert. (Austria, principality of Schwarzenberg, Joseph Adam, 1732-82, ducat of 1768, Vienna mint, mintmaster John Augustus of Cronberg. Extremely rare, About uncirculated, Cabinet piece, Minimal adjustment marks.)"
The SCWC also notes a ten ducat from this prince in 1768. The mint right was granted to the prince for his services to the emperor. Schwarzenberg was wedged between Wurzburg and Bayreuth and passed to Bavaria in 1806.
Recorded mintage: 500.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.
Catalog reference: KM 62, Tannich 42, Fr-128 (listed under Bohemia).
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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