Silesia 1707-FN 3 kreuzer

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2371

This specimen was lot 2371 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SILESIA: Joseph I, 1705-1711, AR 3 kreuzer, Breslau, 1707, mint warden initials FN, a lovely mint state example! NGC graded MS63." This type was struck 1705-11 for Joseph I. At this time, the reichsthaler standard still applied, wherein one thaler was ninety kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.68 g, silver, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-687.

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 Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

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