Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1789-S kreuzer
This specimen was lot 2244 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRANDENBURG-BAYREUTH: Christian Friedrich Carl Alexander, 1757-1791, AR kreuzer, 1789, mintmaster initial S, a wonderful mint state example! PCGS graded MS64, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." Christian Friedrich Carl Alexander, the last margrave, sold his province to his cousin, the king of Prussia, in 1791. The margrave then retired to a peaceful manor in Britain while Wilhelm attempted to cope with French invasion and occupation. Ansbach and Bayreuth were turned over to Bavaria in 1806 as part of Napoleon's reorganization of Germany. This is the last kreuzer issued for this state.
Recorded mintage: unknown but somewhat scarce.
Specification: billon.
Catalog reference: KM-275.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.
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