Hungary 1904-KB 10 korona
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This specimen was lot 71497 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. 10 Korona, 1904-KB. Kremnica Mint. Franz Joseph I. PCGS AU-53. A charming piece with a good amount of originality and only minimal signs of handling." This type, issued 1892-1915, superseded the four forint and was about 5% heavier. Many dates of the ten korona are scarce but this one is common.
Recorded mintage: 1,531,000.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.098 troy oz AGW, 17 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Herinek 38, Veselý 149, Fr-252; KM 485.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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