Austria 1874 2 florins Dav-27
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This specimen was lot 2070 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916. 2 Gulden 1874, Wien. Vorzüglich-FDC. Gereinigt. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, Vienna mint. About Uncirculated, Cleaned.)"
The double florin superseded the old thaler and was struck 1859-92 with various busts of Franz Josef.
Recorded mintage: 79,056, a common date.
Specification: 24.69 g, 0.900 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, lettered edge, this specimen 24.64 g.
Catalog reference: KM 2233, Herinek 503, Thun 458, Dav-27.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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