Austria 1859-B 2 florins Dav-22
This specimen was lot 3337 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$119 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"UNGARN. Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916 Doppelgulden 1859. B Kremnitz. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (kingdom of Hungary, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, double gulden of 1859, Kremnitz mint. Very fine-extremely fine.)"
The SCWC has listed this under Austria. It was struck 1859-65 at Vienna, Kremnitz (shown here) and Venice. This is the most common date. Some authorities list this issue under Hungary but it differs only in mintmark from the Vienna product.
Recorded mintage: 511,162.
Specification: 24.69 g, 0.900 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, this specimen 24.64 g.
Catalog reference: Herinek 32, Veselý 56, Huszar 2129. Dav-22; KM 2230 (under Austria).
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
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