On Saturday, two auctions of rare coins, medals and decorations took place in Prague. And there were some really special items. The most expensive item was the ten-crown coin from the Habsburg rule, which was auctioned for a record amount. In total, over 550 items were sold at auctions for more than 70 million crowns.
More than 200 people did not miss Saturday’s auction. “We were pleased with the high turnout, which exceeded about 200 active bidders from all over the world. There was great interest in St. Wenceslas ducats and coins from the Habsburg era. The rarest coins broke their previous records, confirming the growing interest in numismatics,” said Pavel. Kroužek, owner of the auction house ANTIUM AURUM, which organized the auction.
A total of 557 items were auctioned for 72 million crowns, including an auction surcharge. The highest amount, ie 110 thousand euros (in terms of more than 2.7 million crowns), earned a ten-crown coin from 1893, which depicts the Austrian emperor and Czech king Francis Joseph I. This coin is a real rarity. It was tested four years before it was put into circulation.
There was also interest in other coins. Among the most valuable at the auction was also the St. Wenceslas decade from 1930, which was auctioned for more than 2.2 million crowns. The St. Wenceslas double ducat from 1951 was also sold for the same amount.
According to Kroužek, St. Wenceslas ducats are generally among the most sought-after coins. This is what their price looks like.
Medal for less than a million
On Saturday, in addition to coins, shooting cups and medals were also auctioned. For example, for the Silver Rifle Cup VII. Moravian land and jubilee shooting Jihlava from 1899, its new owner paid over 340 thousand crowns.
The most expensive rifle medal was the four-duke of the Vienna Rifle Association from 1873. There are only seven of them on the market. The new owner gave less than a million crowns for it.
Although participants from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary predominated at the auction, enthusiasts from greater distances also took part. Rare objects have found a new home in Japan or the United States, for example. In general, the greatest interest is in coins or rare banknotes.
“Numismatics has been booming in recent years and now it is exacerbated by the fact that people want to invest their free money. In addition to passionate collectors, investors who expand their portfolios come to auctions. No wonder the rarest coins are valued by tens of percent, “Kroužek explained.
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