Austria 1848-A 6 kreuzer

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37524
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This specimen was lot 37524 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. 6 Kreuzer, 1848-A. Vienna Mint. Franz Joseph I. PCGS MS-63." This billon coin, worth 1/20 of a thaler, was struck at Vienna, Kremnitz and Prague. Altho this is a one year type, it is common. Francis Joseph took the throne in 1848, replacing his epileptic uncle, Ferdinand.

Recorded mintage: 90,400,000.

Specification: 2.23 g, 0.428 fine silver, 19.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-2199.

Source:

  • 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, 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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