Bavaria 1715 3 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 47099 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $125. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bavaria. 3 Kreuzer, 1715. Munich Mint. Maximillian II Emanuel. PCGS MS-62." This type was struck for the elector 1715-26 and is common. Three kreuzer made a groschen. The curl is from the use of roller dies, popular in central Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.94 g, silver, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-383.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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