Austria 1852-A 10 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 2791 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$418 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916 10 Kreuzer 1852 A. Wien. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. (mpire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, ten kreuzer of 1852, Vienna mint. Rare in this condition, Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"
This type was struck at Vienna 1852-55 and Kremnitz 1853. The 1852-A shown here is a scarce date. Before 1857, 120 kreuzer made a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.
Specification: 2.16 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 2.16 g.
Catalog reference: Herinek 16, Veselý 10, Jaeckel 293. Jaeckel 291; KM 2203.
- 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 sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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