Frankfurt 1866 kreuzer

Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 7027

This specimen was lot 7027 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Frankfurt. Kreuzer, 1866. Free City. PCGS MS-67+. A lovely Gem with full silky luster and a hint of toning." This type was struck 1862-66. Frankfurt was annexed to Prussia in that year and her coinage ceased, altho the mint operated until 1878. Other coinage for 1866 included a three kreuzer (KM 367), six kreuzer (KM 374) and double thaler (KM 365).

Recorded mintage: 151,000.

Specification: 0.835 g, 0.167 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-367.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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