Austria 1861-A 4 kreuzer
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This specimen was part of lot 22261 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $576. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Various Denominations (5 Pieces), 1841-1892. All NGC Certified. 1) 1841-A. 20 Kreuzer. NGC MS-62; 2) 1861-A. 4 Kreuzer. NGC Genuine--Obv Damage, AU Details; 3) 1868. Taler. NGC Genuine--Cleaned, UNC Details. Shooting festival; 4) 1879. 2 Florin. NGC Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details; 5) 1892. Corona. NGC Genuine--Harshly Cleaned, VF Details." This four kreuzer was struck 1860-64 and is common, but the 1864-B is the most common date.
Recorded mintage: 17,548,750.
Specification: copper, 13.33 g, 27 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Herinek 11, Veselý 80, KM-2194.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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