Regensburg 1775-B 2 kreuzer

Steve Album Auction 52, lot 888

This specimen was lot 888 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $420. The catalog description^[1] noted, "REGENSBURG: Free City, AR 2 kreuzer, 1775-B, low mintage of only 6,000 pieces, a stunning attractively toned choice mint state example! PCGS graded MS67. The sole finest graded at PCGS (Top Pop)." Despite the tiny mintage, this obscure type is moderately priced.

Recorded mintage: 6,000.

Specification: 1.05 g, billon, 18.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-426.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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