Austria 2000 500 schilling Fr-933

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Goldberg sale 103, lot 2296
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles

This specimen was lot 2296 in Goldberg sale 103 (Los Angeles, February 2018), where it sold for $446.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Austria. 500 Schilling, 2000. 2000th Birthday of Jesus Christ. Choice Brilliant Proof." This denomination was used exclusively for commemoratives.

Recorded mintage: 50,000 proofs.

Specification: 10.14 g, 0.986 fine gold, 22 mm diameter, 0.3214 ounce AGW.

Catalog reference: Herinek 9, Fr-933; KM-3065.

Source:

  • 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 103: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

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