Austria 1802-A 7 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 46041 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Mint Error -- Double Struck -- 7 Kreuzer, 1802-A. Franz II. NGC MS-64." This type was struck 1802 only at mints A (Vienna, shown here), B, C, E, F and G. It is too common to have been made all in one year, so perhaps it was struck with a frozen date for several years. In this period, Austria was losing wars with Napoleon and was in desperate financial straits and many expedients were tried.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.68 g, 0.250 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-2129.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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