Prussia 1868-C 1/2 groschen

Stack's Bowers May 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 74838

This specimen was lot 74838 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. 1/2 Groschen, 1868-C. Frankfurt Mint. Wilhelm I. NGC MS-67." This type was struck 1861-73 at Berlin ("A"), Hannover ("B") and Frankfurt ("C") and was the smallest billon denomination after the reform of 1821. It was worth 1/60 of a thaler. Most dates are common.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 1.09 g, 0.222 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-484.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1867-B half silbergroschen
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• 1868-A silbergroschen
• 1868-A half krone
• 1868-A krone
• 1869-A half silbergroschen
• Coins and currency dated 1868