Austria 1853-B ducat Fr-232

Sincona sale 90, lot 1641

This specimen was lot 1641 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 225 CHF (about US$302 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916. Dukat 1853 B, Kremnitz. Schön. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, ducat of 1853, Kremnitz mint. Fine.)"

This type was struck 1852-59 at Vienna ("A"), Kremnitz (shown here), Karlsburg ("E"), Milan ("M") and Venice ("V"). This is a common date.

Recorded mintage: 114,000.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.42 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2263, Huszar 2099, Herinek 83, Fr-232 (listed under Hungary).

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• 1852-A ducat, Vienna mint
• 1853-A half thaler
• 1853-A thaler
• 1853-B thaler, Kremnitz mint
• 1854-A ducat, Vienna mint
• 1854-E ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1853