Austria 1871-A florin
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This specimen was lot 45334 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Florin (Gulden), 1871-A. Vienna Mint. Franz Joseph I. NGC MS-65+. The sole finest certified example." The florin superseded the old half thaler and was struck 1857-92 with various busts of Franz Josef. This is the most common date of a type struck 1867-72 at Vienna (A), Kremnitz (B) and Karlsburg (E) but is scarce compared to the later KM 2222.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 12.34 g, 0.900 fine silver, .357 troy oz AGW, 29.2 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-2221.
- 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, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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