Austria 1912 100 corona
This specimen was lot 31092 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $16,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Austria. Franz Joseph I gold Proof 100 Corona 1912 PR62 Ultra Cameo NGC, Vienna mint. A handsome rendition of this large-scale gold crown combining pinpoint striking precision with the handsome surface qualities of Proof production, resulting in a full and stunning cameo effect. Light hairlines in the fields are typical for the issue, with brightly mirrored fields conveying a sweeping visual impact." This gold coin is among the last issued before Austria's suicidal plunge into World War One. The portrait is of Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria 1848-1916. The Austro-Hungarian empire did not long survive him. Regular 100 coronas were emitted 1909-15, with the 1915 being restruck in large numbers in recent times.
Recorded mintage: 3,591.
Specification: 33.88 g, 0.900 fine gold, .980 troy oz AGW, 37 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: Herinek 30, Veselý 117, KM 2819, Fr-507.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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