Montfort 1679 15 kreuzer KM-59
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This specimen was lot 75059 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $145. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Montfort. 15 Kreuzer, 1679. Langenargen Mint. Johann VIII. PCGS AU-55. An attractive example featuring a sharp strike with a bit of curve from the roller press. Lightly shimmery gray surfaces without any damage or defect." This rare type was struck 1679 only. Each of these were worth one-sixth thaler. Montfort is an extremely obscure locality on the shore of Lake Constance in Wurttemberg. We have filed it under Austria as the counts sold out to the Austrian emperor in 1780.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-59.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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