Frankfurt 1856 6 kreuzer KM-350
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This specimen was lot 38360 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Frankfurt. 6 Kreuzer, 1856. Frankfurt Mint. Free City. PCGS MS-66. KM-350. City View." This small billon coin was struck 1852-56. The thaler was 120 kreuzer. The lowest value coin struck in Frankfurt at the time was the heller, one eighth of a kreuzer. Frankfurt was annexed to Prussia in 1866 after choosing the losing side of the Austro-Prussian war. Six kreuzer were also struck with an eagle obverse (KM 335).
Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.
Specification: 2.59 g, 0.333 fine silver, 20.25 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 350.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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