Bohemia 1636 3 kreuzer KM-369

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Steve Album sale 51, lot 2850

This specimen was lot 2850 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOHEMIA: Ferdinand II, 1617-1637, AR 3 kreuzer, Prague, 1636, a lovely mint state example! PCGS graded MS63." This type was struck 1624-38 with many mintmarks. It is common. One thaler was 72 kreuzer or 24 groschen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.8 g, silver, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-369, Herinek-1160.

Sources:

  • 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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