Owner Comments:
The Hungary Korona is more scarce than the Austria Corona in 1916. For some reason mintage for 1916 is not available.
Ferencz Joszef (Franz Joseph) wears a wreath on this Hungarian coin, but on the Austrian coin, his head is bare. There is probably some connection between headgear and hometown coins. King George V wears crowns on all his coins from around the Empire in 1916 but on British coins, he does not. So we know which half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Franz called home.
This coin was $10.05 on Ebay raw. About half the cost of the slab.
14 total graded by NGC, with 11 higher than this coin, which is the only one at MS61. PCGS has graded 2 only of this year, one higher than this coin (MS64) and one lower (AU58).
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.8350
Weight: 5.0000g
ASW: 0.1342oz
Melt Value: $3.69 (2/16/2021)
Obverse: Laureate head of Franz Joseph right
Obverse Legend: Crown of St. Stephen within wreath