Frankfurt 1853 kreuzer

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2521

This specimen was lot 2521 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $90. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Free City, AR kreuzer, 1853, a superb lustrous example! PCGS graded MS65." This tiny billon coin was struck 1838, 1841-57. One convention thaler was 120 kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: 526,000.

Specification: 0.835 g, 0.167 fine silver, 14 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-312, J-18, AKS-25.

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]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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