Salzburg 1793-M 20 kreuzer

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Goldberg Sale 137, lot 1451
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This specimen was lot 1451 in Goldberg Sale 137 (Los Angeles, January 2024), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "Austria: Salzburg. 20 Kreuzer, 1793-M. Hieronymus von Colloredo, 1772-1803. Brilliant mint luster. NGC graded MS-62+." This type was struck 1787-1803 and is common. It was worth one-sixth of a convention thaler. The archbishopric was secularized in 1803 and passed to Austria in 1814.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-460.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 137: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2023.
  • Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.

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