Austria 1909 5 corona Dav-37
This specimen was lot 5324 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $253. The catalog description[1] noted, "Austria. 5 Corona, 1909. Franz Joseph. Large head, right. NGC graded MS-61." The Austrian government issued two different coins of this denomination in 1909 in about equal quantities. The second specimen was lot 71570 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[2] noted, "AUSTRIA. 5 Corona, 1909. Vienna Mint. Franz Joseph I. NGC MS-62. Small head [sic] variety. This nice piece yields good luster and limited signs of contact and handling."
Recorded mintage: 1,708,800.
Specification: 24 g, 0.900 fine silver, .694 troy oz AGW, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: Herinek 73, Veselý 129, Dav-37; KM-2813.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Ira and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 72: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles, CA: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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