Austria 1929 100 schilling
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This specimen was lot 30121 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "Austria: Republic gold Prooflike 100 Schilling 1929 PL61 NGC, Vienna mint. Defined by only faint instances of handling over surfaces that resound with Prooflike reflectivity and needle-sharp detail. Absent any larger contact or marks, making this a highly collectible example of the type. From the Paramount Collection." This type was struck in limited numbers 1926-34 prior to the anschluss with Nazi Germany.
Recorded mintage: 74,628.
Specification: 23.52 g, 0.900 fine gold, .680 troy oz AGW, designed by Arnold Hartig.
Catalog reference: Herinek 5, KM 2842, Fr-250.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- 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, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Paramount Collection World & Ancient Coins: Signature Auction 3096, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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