Prussia 1756-B 18 kreuzer KM-969.2
This specimen was lot 77333 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Silesia. 18 Kreuzer, 1756-B. Breslau Mint. Friedrich II. PCGS MS-63. Highest graded example by PCGS. Ex: George Gund III Collection (Stacks 1/2007) Lot # 3067." After Frederick the Great seized Silesia in 1742, he issued kreuzer denominated coinage for the province which did not directly convert into the thaler-based coinage used in the rest of the realm. One, three, six, 15 and 18 kreuzer were issued along with one and two groschel pieces. This type was struck 1755-58 and is the last of the denomination. Another 18 kreuzer struck in 1756 (KM 990) has Frederick's name but features the bust of Augustus of Saxony, king of Poland.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.5 g, silver, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-969.2 (listed under Silesia).
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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- 1756-E 6 groscher, armored bust
- 1756-S E 6 groscher, armored bust
- 1756-E 6 groscher, crowned bust
- 1756-A 8 gute groschen
- 1756-D 8 gute groschen
- 1756-A E 18 groscher
- 1756-A 1/48 thaler
- 1756-A 1/24 thaler
- 1756-F 1/24 thaler
- 1756-A 1/6 thaler
- 1756-C 1/6 thaler
- 1756-F 1/6 thaler
- 1756-B 18 kreuzer, crowned bust
- 1756-A halb friedrichs d’or, uniformed bust
- 1756-B friedrichs d’or, uniformed bust
- 1756-A friedrichs d'or, bare bust
- 1757-A 18 groscher, armored bust
- Coins and currency dated 1756
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