Baden 1869 kreuzer

Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 7007

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 7007 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $100. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Baden. Kreuzer, 1869. Friedrich I. PCGS MS-65 Brown. A stunning Gem example of the type, with blazing cartwheel luster and shimmering cobalt toning throughout. The overall eye appeal easily eclipses that normally associated with the assigned grade." This type was struck 1859-71 and is common.

Recorded mintage: 858,470.

Specification: 4.24 g, copper, 21.6 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-242; J-81.

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 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

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• 1870 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1869