Nurnberg 1687 pfennig

from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73769

This specimen was lot 73769 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Nurnberg. Pfennig, 1687. PCGS MS-62. A nicely preserved and crisply struck uniface Pfennig, with a small hole as is usual for the type (as made). The obverse exhibits a pleasing splash of dark plum toning." This uniface billon coin was struck 1675-1700 and has a low catalog value. The silver purity is not recorded but is likely to be low. It had a face value of one-fourth kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, 13.9 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-193.

Source:

• 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, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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