Austria 1774-F AS 20 kreuzer

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Sincona Auction 109, part of lot 3391

This specimen was part of lot 3391 in Sincona Auction 109 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 550 CHF (about US$801 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Joseph II. 1765-1790. 20 Kreuzer 1770 B, 1775 B, Kremnitz. 20 Kreuzer 1774 F, Hall. 20 Kreuzer 1780 A, Wien. Lot von 4 Exemplaren. Vorzüglich-FDC. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltungen. (4). (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, 1765-90, twenty kreuzers of 1770 (Kremnitz), 1775 (Kremnitz), 1774 (Hall) and 1780 (Vienna). Lot of four pieces, About Uncirculated, Extraordinary conditions.)"

This type was struck in large quantities at all the mints 1765-80. The 1774-F is also reported with initials VC S. It was worth one-sixth of a convention thaler.

Recorded mintage: est. 307,000, a common date.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 2067.1, Moser/Tursky 1140. Herinek 198.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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.
  • Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 109: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

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