Austria 1892 florin

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37523

This specimen was lot 37523 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Florin, 1892. Vienna Mint. Franz Joseph I. PCGS MS-63." When Bismarck kicked Austria out of Germany after the war of 1866, German and Austrian coins began to diverge. The thaler was abandoned in 1872 for the florin, which in turn was superseded by the corona in 1892. The florin superseded the old half thaler and was struck 1857-92 with various busts of Franz Josef.

Recorded mintage: 2,503,593, a slightly better date.

Specification: 12.34 g, 0.900 fine silver, 29.24 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: Herinek 31, Veselý 67, KM-2222.

Source:

• 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, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Links to:

• 1888 florin
• 1892 double florin
• Hungary 1892-KB korona
• 1892 10 heller
• 1892 20 heller
• 1892 corona
• 1892 4 florins
• 1892 ducat
• 1892 20 corona
• Coins and currency dated 1892