Austria 1830-A 20 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 76, lot 1490

This specimen was lot 1490 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$243 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Franz II. (I.), 1792-1835. 20 Kreuzer 1830 A, Wien. Wien für Ungarn. Nur ein Band anliegend. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich. NGC AU58. (empire of Austria, Francis I, 1792-1835, Rare in this condition, Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at Vienna (mintmark A, shown here), Kremnitz (B), Prague (C) and Karlsburg (E) 1829-30. This denomination, one-sixth of a thaler, was struck to this standard until 1852.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver, this specimen 6.67 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2145, Herinek 798.

Source:

  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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