I bought this for the reverse. Well, for the beaver, which is great, and the twelve-sided design, and the exotic Tombac wartime formulation. I show it on my desk with a regular beaver nickel.
The 1924 Austrian 200 kronen coin and the 1928 Austrian 2 groschen coin are direct siblings in numismatic history. They share the exact same physical specifications and design, serving as the perfect visual bridge during Austria's hyperinflation currency transition.
Austria converted its currency from the Austrian krone to the schilling (divided into 100 groschen) in 1925 at a fixed rate of 1 schilling to 10,000 kronen.
The Connection
The Transition Link: Per the official 10,000:1 conversion rate, 200 kronen became exactly equal to 2 groschen.
Design Identity: To avoid public confusion, the Austrian mint used the exact same bronze planchet and identical Philipp Häusler artwork for both coins. On the front, both feature a prominent heraldic Cross Potent.
The Date: Established by the Schilling Act on December 20, 1924, and officially issued on March 1, 1925.
Transition Coins: To help people adjust to the new values, Austria minted temporary high-denomination krone coins (100, 200, and 1,000 Kronen) that matched the exact size and weight of the new groschen coins (1, 2, and 10 Groschen).
I believe next is 1928 or Austria, since I transitioned from 1924 Austria to 1928 Austria within the post.
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I bought this for the reverse. Well, for the beaver, which is great, and the twelve-sided design, and the exotic Tombac wartime formulation. I show it on my desk with a regular beaver nickel.
I bought this for the reverse, too (well, the bouquet side).
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wow.
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Canada
Mr_Spud
25c
Mr_Spud
25c
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OMG! ❤️
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Playing off @jughead1893’s 1834 love token cent (cool piece, BTW)…
^MS62 BN. Had a lot of remaining Red for a BN coin.
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1816
Wild card :-)
Doesn’t work that way. Gotta post a coin pic.
Of the right type or date.
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Recent cheap-but-cool CircCam pickup for my giveaways. 1816 British “Bullhead” shilling of George III.
1816 or Great Britain, next.
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Great Britain
Great Britain or 2020, next.
Bought this near spot in early 2024. Not regretting that decision in the least. Much more fun than some basic bullion coin, I thought.
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I got nothing then.
Come on PCGS get my coins graded.
I feel your pain. I’ve passed the seven-month anniversary of my NGC Ancients FUN show submission from January, and STILL no results yet… 🙄
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25c
NGC too?!
Yep. Especially with Ancients. 😞
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Mr_Spud
2013 or Great Britain
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Great Britain
If we get to 1924, I’ve got some nifty Austrian coins to show. Tempted, anyone?
Ok, I'll bite.
BST transactions: dbldie55, jayPem, 78saen, UltraHighRelief, nibanny, liefgold, FallGuy, lkeigwin, mbogoman, Sandman70gt, keets, joeykoins, ianrussell (@GC), EagleEye, ThePennyLady, GRANDAM, Ilikecolor, Gluggo, okiedude, Voyageur, LJenkins11, fastfreddie, ms70, pursuitofliberty, ZoidMeister,Coin Finder, GotTheBug, edwardjulio, Coinnmore, Nickpatton, Namvet69,...
Thanks! I hope I don’t disappoint!
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The 1924 Austrian 200 kronen coin and the 1928 Austrian 2 groschen coin are direct siblings in numismatic history. They share the exact same physical specifications and design, serving as the perfect visual bridge during Austria's hyperinflation currency transition.
Austria converted its currency from the Austrian krone to the schilling (divided into 100 groschen) in 1925 at a fixed rate of 1 schilling to 10,000 kronen.
The Connection
Conversion Details
I believe next is 1928 or Austria, since I transitioned from 1924 Austria to 1928 Austria within the post.
Austria
That dime was a 95 not 55 but we’ve moved on.
(NGC 67)
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