Austria 1911 4 ducats Fr-487

Heritage sale 3037, lot 29073

This specimen was lot 29073 in Heritage sale 3037 (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $3,172.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Franz Joseph I gold 4 Ducat 1911 MS63 NGC, Vienna mint. A wonderfully lustrous example with fully-defined features and a considerable amount of reflectivity in the fields. Extremely faint hairlines are visible on both the obverse and reverse, however, the coin has an all-over, attractive glow." This type was struck 1872-1915 in substantial numbers but the 1915 restrike is most commonly seen.

Recorded mintage: 23,000.

Specification: 13.96 g, 0.986 fine gold, .439 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Herinek 11, Veselý 48, Fr-487, KM 2276.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3037, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

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