Austria 1905 10 corona
This specimen was part of lot 6438 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), which sold for €320 (about US$419 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"KAISERREICH ÖSTERREICH, Franz Josef I. 1848-1916. 10 Kronen 1905, Wien. Dazu: 10 Kronen 1908, auf sein 60jähriges Regierungsjubiläum. Insgesamt 6,10 g Feingold. Fr-506, 516; J. 378, 398; Schl. 644, 648. GOLD. 2 Stück., Vorzüglich. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph, 1848-1916, ten kronen of 1905, Vienna mint. Includes a 1908 10 corona, both extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1892-97, 1905-06. This date is common enough that it trades for bullion.
Recorded mintage: 1,933,230.
Specification: 3.39 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.098 troy oz AGW, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Herinek 20, Veselý 123, KM 2805, Fr-506.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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