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[[Image:Austria K293-1710.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 293, lot 1710]]
 
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This specimen was lot 1710 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €9,000 (about US$12,130 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KAISERREICH ÖSTERREICH, Franz Josef I. 1848-1916. Taler 1877, Wien. Gedenktaler, geprägt zur Eröffnung des Carl-Ludwig-Hauses auf der Raxalpe. RR Nur 100 Exemplare geprägt. Prachtexemplar. Erstabschlag. Feine Patina, fast Stempelglanz.'' (Empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, thaler of 1877, Vienna mint. Commemorative issued for the opening of the Charles Louis house on the Rax Alps. Rare, only 100 pieces struck. Proof, first strike, fine patina, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This rare commemorative is listed in the ''Unusual World Coins'' rather than the regular SCWC.  
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This specimen was lot 1710 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €9,000 (about US$12,130 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KAISERREICH ÖSTERREICH, Franz Josef I. 1848-1916. Taler 1877, Wien. Gedenktaler, geprägt zur Eröffnung des Carl-Ludwig-Hauses auf der Raxalpe. RR Nur 100 Exemplare geprägt. Prachtexemplar. Erstabschlag. Feine Patina, fast Stempelglanz.'' (Empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, thaler of 1877, Vienna mint. Commemorative issued for the opening of the Charles Louis house on the Rax Alps. Rare, only 100 pieces struck. Proof, first strike, fine patina, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This rare commemorative is listed in the ''Unusual World Coins'' rather than the regular SCWC.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 100.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 100.
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* [[Austria 1873 2 florins Dav-29|1873 double florin, shooting festival]]
 
* [[Austria 1873 2 florins Dav-29|1873 double florin, shooting festival]]
 
* [[Austria 1877 florin|1877 florin]]
 
* [[Austria 1877 florin|1877 florin]]
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* [[Austria 1877 2 florins Dav-27|1877 double florin]]
 
* [[Austria 1877 ducat Fr-493|1877 ducat]]
 
* [[Austria 1877 ducat Fr-493|1877 ducat]]
 
* [[Austria 1878 2 florins Dav-27|1878 double florin]]
 
* [[Austria 1878 2 florins Dav-27|1878 double florin]]

Latest revision as of 14:29, 5 May 2025

Künker sale 293, lot 1710

This specimen was lot 1710 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €9,000 (about US$12,130 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KAISERREICH ÖSTERREICH, Franz Josef I. 1848-1916. Taler 1877, Wien. Gedenktaler, geprägt zur Eröffnung des Carl-Ludwig-Hauses auf der Raxalpe. RR Nur 100 Exemplare geprägt. Prachtexemplar. Erstabschlag. Feine Patina, fast Stempelglanz. (Empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, thaler of 1877, Vienna mint. Commemorative issued for the opening of the Charles Louis house on the Rax Alps. Rare, only 100 pieces struck. Proof, first strike, fine patina, about uncirculated.)"

This rare commemorative is listed in the Unusual World Coins rather than the regular SCWC.

Recorded mintage: 100.

Specification: 18.51 g, 0.900 fine silver, 33 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Herinek 51, Veselý 42, Dav-30; J. 371; Thun 462, KM-XM9.

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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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