Austria 1807-A 15 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 35243 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. 15 Kreuzer, 1807-A. Vienna Mint. Franz II. PCGS MS-63 Brown. One year type. Tied for the finest certified by PCGS." This type was struck at five mints (A, B, E, G, S) 1807 only. This issue is common. The convention thaler was 120 kreuzer, making this coin one-eighth of a thaler. In 1806, Francis dropped his title of Holy Roman Emperor and assumed the title of emperor of Austria.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.12 g, copper, 35.1 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Herinek 10, Veselý 69, KM-2138.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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