Bremen 1861 6 grote

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 22681

This specimen was lot 22681 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $105. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bremen. 6 Grote, 1861. PCGS MS-65 Secure Holder. Sharply struck with soft satin luster and light attractive tone." This one year type was the first issue since 1857 and last of the denomination. It is listed as fairly common. Six grote = 1/12 thaler.

Recorded mintage: 127,000.

Specification: 2.92 g, .494 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-245.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

Link to:

• 1863 thaler
• 1864 36 grote
• Coins and currency dated 1861
• return to coins of German States, Bremen