Austrian Netherlands 1787-F 1/2 souverain d'or Fr-445

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Künker sale 352, lot 1642
Sincona sale 87, lot 2939

The first specimen was lot 1642 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,897 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Josef II. 1765-1790. 1/2 Souverain d'or 1787, F, Hall, für die Niederlande. GOLD. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Stempelglanz. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, 1765-90, half souverain d'or of 1787, Hall mint, for the Netherlands. Scarce in this quality, choice, uncirculated.)"

This type is filed under the Austrian Netherlands, an area which is now Belgium and Luxembourg. Besides Hall, similar coins are known from Vienna and Brussels. The type was struck 1786-90 and previous souverains d'or date back to the reign of Maria Theresa. The second specimen was lot 2939 in Sincona sale 87 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,279 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Joseph II. 1765-1790. 1/2 Souverain d'or 1787 F, Hall. Prägung für die Niederlande. NGC MS63. Kleine Randfehler. Das durch NGC zweithöchstbewertete Exemplar. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, 1765-90, half souverain d'or of 1787, Hall mint, struck for the Netherlands. Minor edge flaws, Second finest certified by NGC.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.53 g, 0.919 fine gold, this specimen 5,55 g, the second specimen 5.55 g.

Catalog reference: Herinek 101, KM 35, Fr-445; J. 45.

Source:

  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • 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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
  • [2]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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