Hungary 1893-KB 20 korona

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Stephen Album sale 43, lot 1322

This specimen was lot 1322 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $510. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY: Franz Joseph I, 1848-1916, AV 20 korona, 1893-KB, choice luster, Unc." This type, issued 1892-1915, superseded the eight forint and was about 5% heavier. This example realized only one third of the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: 5,088,822.

Specification: 6.775 g, 0.900 fine gold, .196 troy oz AGW, 17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Herinek 39, Veselý 147, KM-486, Fr-250.

Source:

  • 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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