Frankfurt 1788-G PCB N kreuzer KM-267

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Steve Album sale 54, lot 2518

This specimen was lot 2518 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Free Imperial City, AR kreuzer, 1788, mintmaster initials PCB, mint warden initials GN, a superb lustrous mint state example! MS65." Frankfurt issued an extensive series of kreuzers 1763-89 in various types. This type, issued 1784-89, is less common than earlier issues. The initials "GN" stand for Georg Neumeister, Mint Warden at Bamberg (1754-1762), Würzburg (1754-1762) and Frankfurt am Main (1764-1789) and "PCB" stands for Phillip Christian Bunsen, Mint Master at Frankfurt am Main (1764-1790). Other kreuzer struck at the time featured an eagle on the obverse (KM 257).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.66 g, silver, 15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-267, JuF-917.

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.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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