Hungary 1764-KB 2 ducats Fr-179
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This specimen was lot 42424 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $1,830. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. 2 Ducats, 1764-KB. Kremnica Mint. Maria Theresa. NGC AU Details--Obverse Scratched. Nice pleasant surfaces showing little evidence of handling apart from apparent scratch on obverse. From the Heisner Collection from Down Under." This type was struck for the redoubtable Maria Theresia 1763-65 and is common for the denomination.
Recorded mintage: 40,000.
Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-179; KM-379; Huszar-1648.
- 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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