Nurnberg 1676 kreuzer

Heritage sale 3064, part of lot 32888

This specimen was part of lot 32888 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), which sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Four-Piece Lot of Certified 17th-Century Nürnberg Minors MS65 NGC, includes Pfennig 1681, KM 193; Pfennig 1686, KM 193; Kreuzer 1676, and Kreuzer 1678. A remarkable quartet of glistening silver coins, all with full original mint luster and the majority with an admirable seafoam hue." This small coin, worth four pfennig, is noted for 1676-81. It has a low catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 194.

Source:

• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.

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