Frankfurt 1854 6 kreuzer

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74703

This specimen was lot 74703 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Frankfurt. 6 Kreuzer, 1854. Frankfurt Mint. PCGS MS-64. City view Silver issue with value and date within a wreath, reverse. Light silvery toning with charming attention to details." This type was struck 1852-56. Frankfurt was annexed to Prussia in 1866 after choosing the losing side of the Austro-Prussian war, so perhaps these were saved as souvenirs.

Recorded mintage: 212,307.

Specification: 2.59 g, 0.333 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-350.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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