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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26610568, member: 10461&quot;]<b><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Austria: 2008 silver proof 10-Euros, Klosterneuburg Abbey commemorative</font></font></b></b></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">PCGS PR70 DCAM.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/37681946" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/37681946" rel="nofollow">Cert. #37681946</a>.&nbsp; Top-population (tied with one other example for highest graded as of 2025).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://en.numista.com/13302" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/13302" rel="nofollow">Numista-13302</a>, <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/austria-10-euro-km-3157-2008-cuid-1060457-duid-1232466" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/austria-10-euro-km-3157-2008-cuid-1060457-duid-1232466" rel="nofollow">Krause-Mishler-3157</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">.925 silver, .5145 oz.&nbsp; Diameter: 32 mm.&nbsp; Weight: 17.3 g.&nbsp; Mintage: 60,000.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I was attracted to this modern Euro commemorative design for its intricate city view on the obverse and cathedral interior on the reverse, as well as its frosty Deep Cameo contrast.&nbsp; It features the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klosterneuburg_Abbey" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klosterneuburg_Abbey" rel="nofollow">Klosterneuberg Abbey</a> in Austria.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I was the first to submit one to PCGS, and for a long time this coin reigned alone at the top of the population, being the sole certified example in all grades.&nbsp; There have been only one or two occasions where I can recall a coin I submitted making a perfect 70-grade like this did.&nbsp; Another one of these has since been submitted, and also got the PR70 DCAM grade, so it&#039;s a two-way tie for top-pop now.&nbsp; The <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/pcgs-pr70dcam-gold-shield-austria-2008-klosterneuburg-silver-10-euro-perfect-pf/748956/-2620798961866322855" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/pcgs-pr70dcam-gold-shield-austria-2008-klosterneuburg-silver-10-euro-perfect-pf/748956/-2620798961866322855" rel="nofollow">other coin</a> set the auction sales record when it sold for $65 on eBay on 17 October 2024.&nbsp; (Mine has never been to auction since I had it certified.)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">As often seems to happen with World coins, PCGS holdered this with the reverse facing forward, though they got the orientation right in the TrueView image.&nbsp; The cityscape is the obverse.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-eBay.&nbsp; Purchased raw in the original mint case.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1696308[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696309[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696310[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696311[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696312[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696313[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">007800</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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