Austria 1955 25 schilling

Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74172

This specimen was lot 74172 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $60. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. 25 Schilling, 1955. Vienna Mint. PCGS PROOF-65 Cameo. Commemorating the reopening of the National Theater in Vienna, this proof issue offers highly mirrored fields and subtly frosted devices." This denomination was used for NCLT's only 1955-73. This example realized a little over one quarter of its catalog value.

Recorded mintage: 1,499,000 plus 1,000 proofs.

Specification: 13 g, 0.800 fine silver, 30 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM-2880.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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