Hungary 1908-KB 100 korona

Goldberg sale 128, lot 1413

This specimen was lot 1413 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $1,980. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Hungary. 100 Korona, 1908-KB. Franz Joseph I. Standing ruler. Official Government Restrike. PCGS graded MS-67." This type was struck 1907-08 but restrikes exist of both dates.

Recorded mintage: 4,038 plus restrikes.

Specification: 33.87 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.9802 ounce AGW, 37 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Herinek 42, Veselý 146, Fr-249R; KM-491.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

Link to:

• 1907 100 korona, Franz Josef standing
• 1907 100 korona, 40th anniversary of Franz Josef's coronation
• 1908 5 korona
• 1909 20 korona
• Coins and currency dated 1908