Austria 1885 5/10 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 6409 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. 5/10 Kreutzer, 1885. Franz Joseph I. PCGS MS-65 Brown. A sharply struck Gem with blazing luster and gorgeous dark magenta to electric blue toning throughout." This type was struck 1885 and 1891 and is the last of its denomination. A small eagle variety (KM 2183) also exists for 1885.
Recorded mintage: 2,000,000 including KM 2183.
Specification: 1.67 g, copper, 17 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Herinek 4, Veselý 86, KM-2184.
- 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, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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