Austria 1647 3 kreuzer KM-833

from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74320

This specimen was lot 74320 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $145. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Holy Roman Empire. 3 Kreuzer, 1647. Graz Mint. Ferdinand III. PCGS MS-62." This type was struck at the Graz mint 1637-57 without interruption and is common. Austrian groschen for 1647 include KM 833 (shown here), KM 835 (St. Veit), KM 837 (Vienna), KM 852 (Hall) and KM 947.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.9 g, silver, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-833.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Links to:

• 1643 3 kreuzer, Graz mint
• 1644 thaler, Graz mint
• 1647 double ducat, Graz mint
• 1647 5 ducats, Prague mint
• 1655 3 kreuzer, Graz mint
• Coins and currency dated 1647