Wied-Neuwied 1752 1/4 stuber
This specimen was lot 2990 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $110. The catalog description[1] noted, "WIED-NEUWIED: Friedrich Alexander, 1737-1791, AE 1/4 stüber, 1752, mining scene, very pleasant appearance, one-year type, VF-XF, ex Almer H. Orr III Collection." This tiny county on the Rhine issued a variety of stubers, kreuzers, fractional thalers and ducats before being annexed to the Prussian Rhineland. This obscure issue is listed for 1752 only. Wikipedia comments, "Johann Friedrich Alexander of W[ie]d (November 18, 1706 - August 7, 1791) was...Count of Wied-Neuwied from September 17, 1737 to May 29, 1784, when he was elevated to the rank of Prince and continued to rule in that capacity until his death in August 1791."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-30, Cr-7.
- 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 53, featuring Selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld, Almer H. Orr III, Dr. Dirk Loer and Joe Sedillot Collections, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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