Austria 1860 Quarter Florin With Partial Mintmark

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Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 02/14/2018 7:23 pm Here's a recent acquisition. This series has a mintmark A,B, E, M or V under the emperor's bust. Obverse Reverse Under high magnification it looks vestigial and it's not clear what it is. Another curious thing is that directly below the mintmark on the inside of the toothed border is a very faint cross (which appears to be part of the design)! Under lower magnification, it might be the tops of a V mintmark. 1. Is this what the V mintmark top should look like ? 2. Do you think it's a different mintmark ? 3. Can you show me a coin in the same series with a V mintmark ? 4. Does a cross appear below the mintmark on other coins ? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34457 Posts	Posted 02/14/2018 8:16 pm @pertinax, it certainly looks like the top part of the letter V to me. Sorry but my only Austrian coin with this portrait of Franz Joseph I is a Florin from 1861 (mintmark letter A). Not much use comparing letter shape, but at least gives you an idea for the mm location and the lack of a similar cross underneath. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Loruca Valued Member Canada 242 Posts	Posted 02/16/2018 08:26 am Yep, that's a V mintmark for Venice! Nice coin, worth around 30-50 $. Loruca Report this Post to the Staff
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