Hungary 1907-KB 10 korona

Jean Elsen sale 143, lot 1750

This specimen was lot 1750 in Jean Elsen sale 143 (Brussels, December 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HONGRIE, François Joseph Ier (1848-1916), AV 10 korona, 1907KB, Kremnitz. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of Hungary, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, gold ten koronas of 1907, Kremnitz mint. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type, issued 1892-1915, superseded the four forint and was about 5% heavier.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: 752,217.

Specification: 3.39 g, 0.900 fine gold, 17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Herinek 38, Veselý 149, Jaeckel 408; Fr-94, KM 485.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 143, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

Link to:

• 1904 10 korona
• 1905 20 korona
• 1906 filler
• 1906 20 fillér
• 1907 5 korona
• 1907 100 korona, 40th anniversary of Franz Josef's coronation
• 1907 100 corona, Franz Josef standing
• 1908 5 korona
• 1909 20 korona
• 1910 2 fillér
• 1910-KB 10 korona
• Coins and currency dated 1907