Bohemia 1748 1/2 kreuzer

Goldberg Sale 146, lot 1140

This specimen was lot 1140 in Goldberg Sale 146 (Los Angeles, July 2025), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Bohemia. Uniface 1/2 Kreuzer, 1748. Maria Theresa. Pop 1; The only one graded at PCGS. Mostly untoned. PCGS graded MS-62. The Augustana Collection." This half kreuzer was struck at Prague 1745-59 and has a low catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.55 g, billon, 15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-746; Schon-A59.

Source:

• 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.
• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 146: US Coins & Currency, Ancient & World Coins, featuring The Americas Collection, The Henry Garrett Collection & The Augustana Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2025.

Link to:

• 1737 thaler, Prague mint
• 1746 kreuzer, Vienna mint
• 1748-HA 6 kreuzer, Hall mint, Francis I
• 1748 thaler, Prague mint
• 1748 half ducat, Vienna mint
• 1749 15 kreuzer, Prague mint
• Coins and currency dated 1748