Silesia 1697-MMW 3 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 75307 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $109. The catalog description[1] noted, "POLAND. Silesia. 3 Kreuzer, 1697-MMW. Breslau Mint. Leopold I. PCGS MS-62." This type was struck for the emperor 1665-72, 1693-98, 1705. It is fairly common. Martin Maxmilián Wackerl was mint warden at Breslau 1685-1702 and stamped these coins 1693-98. Similar three kreuzer were also struck at Brieg (KM 516) but have initials CB.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.6-1.7 g, silver, 21-22 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-471.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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