Prussia 1782-A 3 kreuzer

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 45318

This specimen was lot 45318 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Holy Roman Empire. 3 Kreuzer, 1782-A. Vienna Mint. Joseph II. NGC MS-63. KM-2059." This is not an Austrian three kreuzer but actually KM 1023, struck for Silesia by Frederick the Great of Prussia. The type was struck in large quantities at Berlin (shown here) and Breslau (mintmark "B") 1771-86.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.67 g, 0.173 fine silver, 18.9 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-1023 (listed under Silesia).

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

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