Austria 1873 2 florins Dav-27

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 42011

This specimen was lot 42011 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $810. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. 2 Florins (2 Gulden), 1873. Vienna Mint. Franz Joseph. PCGS MS-64. The sole finest example certified at either PCGS or NGC, bursting with wholesome appeal and exhibiting very few marks or issues." The double florin superseded the old thaler and was struck 1859-92 with various busts of Franz Josef.

Recorded mintage: 99,000, the scarcest date.

Specification: 24.69 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Herinek 37, Veselý 60, Dav-27; KM-2233.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
• Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.

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