Hohenzollern 1852-A 6 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 39160 in Stack's Bowers Winter sale (Baltimore, November 2015), where it sold for $282. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hohenzollern (Prussia). 6 Kreuzer, 1852-A. NGC PROOF-64. SCARCE. Struck a few years after the 1848 Revolutions led to Hohenzollern being annexed by Prussia. A nearly gem example of this single year issue that is seldom seen, especially as a proof striking. A few very minor anomalies to the reverse fields that are the only attributes preventing full gem status." The Hohenzollerns started out in southwest Germany. A junior branch wandered off and became the Margraves of Brandenburg and eventually kings of Prussia and emperors of Germany. The senior branch abdicated in favor of the Berlin branch after the revolutions of 1848. The Berlin mint issued one, three and six kreuzer for the province in 1852. This is part of the last issue of coinage for the state.
Recorded mintage: 27,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 2.59 g, .333 fine silver, .027 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-3.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Todd McKenna, The November 2015 Baltimore Auction, World Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Ray Czabor Collection and selections from the Strong Museum, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2015.
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