Austria 1877 2 florins Dav-27
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This specimen was lot 2837 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA: Franz Joseph I, 1848-1916, AR 2 florin, 1877, nicely toned, XF-AU." The double florin superseded the old thaler and was struck 1859-92 with various busts of Franz Josef.
Recorded mintage: 105,057, a common date.
Specification: 24.69 g, 0.900 fine silver, .714 troy oz AGW, lettered edge, 36 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-2233, Dav-27.
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- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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