Czechoslovakia 1925 koruna

Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71732

This specimen was lot 71732 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Koruna, 1925. PCGS MS-65. The only certified example of the type at PCGS, this the highest certified. A well made and lustrous specimen that is seldom seen in such quality." This type was struck in large quantities 1922-25, 1929-30 and 1937-38. This specimen realized nineteen times the rather low catalog value.

Recorded mintage: 8,574,000.

Specification: 6.6 g, copper-nickel, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-4.

Source:

• 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, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• Czechoslovakia 1924 5 haleru
• 1925 dukat
• Coins and currency dated 1925