Austria 1856-A 20 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 39, lot 4219

This specimen was lot 4219 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 225 CHF (about US$270 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"AUSTRIA, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916 20 Kreuzer 1856 A. Wien. FDC. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, twenty kreuzer of 1856, Vienna mint, Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1852-56 at four mints and is common. Older types were 6.68 g, 0.583 fine, but contained the same amount of silver.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 4.32 g, 0.900 fine silver, .125 troy oz ASW, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 4.32 g.

Catalog reference: Herinek 21, Veselý 9, KM 2211.

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]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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