Austria 1924 20 kronen

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 23045

This specimen was lot 23045 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. 20 Korona, 1924. Vienna Mint. NGC MS-64. A fairly SCARCE one-year type, this impressive specimen dazzles with charming brilliance and a soft golden-yellow hue. Only a few scattered carbon spots likely prevent a tantalizing Gem designation." This type was issued briefly 1923-24. Altho it is noted as having circulated, it and the accompanying hundred kronen (KM 2831) seem more likely to have been hoarded, given the instability of the regime. It is today rare.

Recorded mintage: 10,337.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.196 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Herinek 1, Fr-519; KM-2830.

Source:

• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• 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 January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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• 1923 20 kronen
• 1923 100 kronen
• Austria 1926 100 schilling
• Coins and currency dated 1924