Hungary 1667-KB 6 krajczar
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This specimen was lot 75017 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. 6 Krajczar (Kreuzer), 1667-KB. Kremnitz Mint. Leopold I. NGC MS-65. A pleasing example of the type with bold, detailed strike, soft luster, and almost no toning." This type is listed for 1661, 1667-74 and 1681-82 and is common. The thaler was in the mid-seventeenth century equal to ninety kreuzer, making this denomination one-fifteenth thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.1 g, 0.438 fine silver, 26.2 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-164; Huszar-1450.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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