Austria 1680 3 kreuzer KM-1245

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Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72511
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This specimen was lot 72511 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. 3 Kreuzer, 1680. Hall Mint. Leopold I. PCGS MS-62. This is a pearlescent and originally toned jewel sporting a patina of gold, teal, azure and olive coloration. The surfaces are lustrous and nicely defined for the type, with only slight marks and nicks to be noted under scrutiny." This type was struck 1667-90 and is common. Another three kreuzer, KM 1116, was struck 1659-69, 1680-86, 1692-1706 with three shields on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1245.

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.
  • Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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