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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 2777, member: 283&quot;]There were 5,343,000 common strike aluminium - bronze Austrian 20 groschen produced in 1954.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>However, there is a proof strike example (that is, a coin which has been struck using specially prepared blanks, and polished dies ). The proof struck coin is extremely difficult to come across, and would fetch upwards of $100 IF (and that is a BIG IF) it was in pristine condition. Anything less than `pristine&#039; / good as the day it was first minted / no finger prints/ no if&#039;s or but&#039;s.../ but PRISTINE...then it would be worth as little as it&#039;s ordinary brothers. </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as I can tell there were only a few hundred or so of the 1954 20 groschen struck as `proofs&#039; and they were distributed to collectors and dignatories. They rarely appear on the market. The bad news is that I would think that your one is likely to be the common strike type. If that is the case, then it is worth about 10 cents in a (noticeably) worn condition up to $2 in `pristine&#039; (per Krause Mischler `Standard Catalogue of World Coins&#039; reference `Austria&#039;&nbsp; KM2877). </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hope that helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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