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MrMorgan Valued Member United States 161 Posts	Posted 11/23/2013 11:00 pm Today I was at my mother's house helping her move some furniture around. She showed me a box of coins that were my grandmothers and asked if I wanted them. Of course I said yes. Inside, there was nothing that really caught my eye except this one coin. I do not have any knowledge of foreign coins, but it looked like gold. Upon an initial search, I found out it was a 1912 Austrian Corona gold coin. I am ecstatic as this would be my first gold coin. The question I have is how do I determine whether or not it is actually gold? I weighed it and it came out to 3.3 grams. It looks real, and seems to be in great condition. I can't find any information about diameter etc. I plan on sending it in to be graded but wanted to be sure it was genuine before I dropped $60 on the slab. Are these often counterfeited? Does it look genuine in the photos (best I could take sorry for the blurriness). Any help would be greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Firecoinz New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 11/23/2013 10:40 pm 1912 Austrian 10 coronas are 0.098 troy ounces, which equals approximately 3.3 grams. Th coin you have is indeed genuine. It doesn't look like counterfeit either, and it looks to be in decent condition, too. Congrats on your find! Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 11/23/2013 11:06 pm Is this 10 corona? 1 corona is a small silver coin. Report this Post to the Staff
MrMorgan Valued Member United States 161 Posts	Posted 11/23/2013 11:07 pm Yes it says 10 Cor. on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
mmorgan22 Pillar of the Community United States 570 Posts	Posted 11/25/2013 10:57 pm Yes, the coin is gold. It should be 19mm in diameter. I would not spend the money to get it graded. Save it for something else. This coin is a restrike for the 1912 year. Restrike means that it has been minted later than the date listed on the coin. Restrikes can be minted through multiple years as well. Check out the Austrian Thaler from 1780. This coin has been minted for over 100 years and has been unchanged in design. Report this Post to the Staff
Gwyde Pillar of the Community Belgium 506 Posts	Posted 11/26/2013 05:56 am The 10 Coronae restrike is still for sale at the Austrian Mint. It is marketed at €94 but they're currently out of stock. http://www.muenzeoesterreich.at/eng...kte/10-crown they do have some left of the 20 Coronae: http://www.muenzeoesterreich.at/eng...kte/20-crown Report this Post to the Staff
austrokiwi Pillar of the Community 2087 Posts	Posted 11/26/2013 06:01 am Quote: This coin has been minted for over 100 years and has been unchanged in design. Actually it has changed and sometimes not too subtly. the coin we see minted today is different to the examples struck in 1780. the modern ( since 1853) re-strike MTT has Guenzburg obverse and reverse and a Vienna mint edge. as for the gold coin...as already stated don't have it graded its a waste of money.....here in Austria you can buy them at your local bank. Report this Post to the Staff
MrMorgan Valued Member United States 161 Posts	Posted 11/29/2013 3:53 pm Thanks for all of the info. Unfortunately I already mailed it in to be graded. I will post the results. Report this Post to the Staff
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