Baden 1848 3 kreuzer

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71114

This specimen was lot 71114 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Baden. 3 Kreuzer, 1848. Leopold I. NGC MS-68. Virtually perfect, this stunning survivor beams throughout with bold designs and mark-free surfaces. Truly, a miracle survivor of the type!" This billon type was struck 1841-56. Sixty kreuzer made a gulden.

Recorded mintage: 194,780.

Specification: 1.30 g, 0.333 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-211.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1846 half gulden, older head
• 1848 ducat
• 1849 double gulden
• 1850 gulden
• 1852 half kreuzer
• Coins and currency dated 1848