Cheapest Austrian 100 Coronas Gold
If you want a lot of gold for the lowest premium possible, the Austrian 100 Coronas Gold belongs on your shortlist. Each restrike holds 0.9802 troy ounces of actual gold weight at .900 fine, which is just shy of a full ounce. You get near-sovereign-ounce heft, Habsburg-era design, and pricing that usually sits well under a Maple Leaf or Eagle.
What is the cheapest Austrian 100 Coronas Gold right now?
The lowest-premium Austrian 100 Coronas Gold listing across our tracked dealers appears at the top of the grid above. Premiums are recalculated against live spot every hour.
What is the Austrian 100 Coronas Gold coin?
Austrian 100 Corona. A restrike bullion coin issued by the Austrian Mint, originally struck starting in 1908 and continuously restruck from the 1915-dated dies as bullion. The obverse shows Emperor Franz Joseph I, and the reverse shows the Austrian imperial eagle.
The spec sheet is short and worth memorizing. Each coin contains 0.9802 troy ounces of pure gold. The fineness is .900, with copper as the alloy, which gives the coin its slightly warmer color compared to a pure-gold piece. Diameter is 37 mm, which is larger than a one-ounce Krugerrand and gives the coin real presence in the hand.
Because the 1915 restrikes are produced as bullion, dealers stock them in volume rather than as collector issues. That is the entire reason the premium is low.
Why is the 100 Corona premium usually lower than an Eagle or Maple Leaf?
Two reasons. First, the design is over a century old and not protected as a modern flagship sovereign coin, so the Austrian Mint produces them as workhorse bullion rather than as branded products with marketing budgets attached. Second, demand is heaviest in Europe and among premium-conscious stackers in North America, which keeps dealer competition tight on this specific product.
You can see the premium gap directly. The current lowest premium over spot for the 100 Corona is ~$22.69 (today). Compare that against a one-ounce Eagle or Maple Leaf at any major dealer and the difference shows up immediately.
That said, premiums move with the market. When retail demand for gold spikes, every coin's premium widens, including this one. The relative gap usually holds, but the absolute number is not fixed.
How does the 100 Corona compare to other fractional-ounce-ish gold coins?
The 100 Corona sits in an unusual size class. At 0.9802 oz it is not quite a full ounce, but it is much heavier than a half-ounce Eagle or a 20 Franc. The closest peers by weight and pricing logic are other European restrikes, like the Hungarian 100 Korona and the Mexican 50 Peso, both of which use similar .900 fineness and similar restrike economics.
If your goal is gold-per-dollar at near-ounce weight, the choice usually comes down to whichever European restrike is cheapest at the dealer you are checking on a given day. See today's cheapest 100 Corona
For a stacker comparing the 100 Corona against pure-gold sovereign issues like the Maple Leaf, the calculation is simple. You are paying a lower premium in exchange for slightly less gold per coin and slightly less mainstream recognition. For most buyers focused on bullion content, that trade is a win.
Should you buy the 100 Corona for stacking?
For a premium-focused stacker, yes, with one caveat. The caveat is liquidity at resale. Selling back to an established bullion dealer is straightforward, since they know the coin and price it on its melt value plus a small spread. Selling to a non-specialist buyer or pawn shop is harder, and you may get a worse offer simply because the coin is unfamiliar.
If you are stacking for the long term and plan to sell back through a real dealer or through a marketplace where buyers know what they are looking at, the lower premium compounds nicely over time. Every dollar you do not pay in premium on the way in is a dollar of gold you actually own.
If you want a coin you can hand to anyone in any country and have them recognize it, the Krugerrand, Eagle, and Maple Leaf are still the safer choices. The 100 Corona is a stacker's coin, not a tourist's coin.
How do you store and handle a 100 Corona?
The .900 alloy is harder than a .9999-fine coin, so the 100 Corona handles tube storage well. Most dealers ship them in plastic flips or tubes of 20. Keep them in the original packaging if you want to minimize handling marks, since fingerprints can still etch over years even on a harder alloy.
For anyone holding more than a handful, a simple monster box or a stack of tubes in a safe is enough. Capsules are optional. The coin is bullion, not a numismatic piece, so a small handling mark does not hurt resale value as long as the coin is intact and recognizable.
When it comes time to sell, dealers will weigh and inspect, then price off spot. Live spot today is $4,662.8. The freshness of the data on this page is captured at
.Frequently Asked Questions
How much gold is in an Austrian 100 Corona?
Each 100 Corona contains 0.9802 troy ounces of pure gold. The coin itself weighs more than that because it is alloyed with copper to .900 fineness, but the actual gold weight you are paying for is 0.9802 oz.
Why are 100 Coronas dated 1915 if they were minted later?
The Austrian Mint chose the 1915 dies for ongoing bullion restrikes after the original commemorative production ended. Every modern bullion-grade 100 Corona you see for sale will carry the 1915 date regardless of the year it was actually struck.
Is the 100 Corona pure gold?
No. The coin is .900 fine, meaning 90 percent gold and 10 percent copper alloy. This is the same fineness as the old US gold double eagle. The gold content is 0.9802 oz, which is what determines the price.
Should you buy a 100 Corona instead of a Gold Eagle?
If your priority is the lowest premium per ounce of gold, the 100 Corona usually wins. If your priority is mainstream recognition and easy resale to non-specialist buyers, the Gold Eagle is the safer pick. Many stackers own both for different reasons.
What is the current lowest price for a 100 Corona?
Pricing moves with spot every minute the market is open. The live lowest dealer price is shown at the top of this page, and you can see how it compares against spot via the premium-over-spot figure listed alongside it.