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| − | This specimen was lot 55743 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Reuss|Reuss]]-Schleiz. 3 Pfennig, 1858-A. Berlin Mint. Heinrich LXVII. NGC MS-64 Red Brown." This type was struck 1855, 1858, 1862, 1864 and is common. One thaler was 360 pfennige. Reuss was one of the splinter states of Saxon Thuringia and itself underwent several divisions. Many rulers were named Heinrich and several lines consolidated their numbering, resulting in this prince becoming Heinrich the sixty-seventh | + | This specimen was lot 55743 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Reuss|Reuss]]-Schleiz. 3 Pfennig, 1858-A. Berlin Mint. Heinrich LXVII. NGC MS-64 Red Brown." This type was struck 1855, 1858, 1862, 1864 and is common. One thaler was 360 pfennige. Reuss was one of the splinter states of Saxon Thuringia and itself underwent several divisions. Many rulers were named Heinrich and several lines consolidated their numbering, resulting in this prince becoming Heinrich the sixty-seventh. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 360,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 360,000. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:15, 7 September 2025
This specimen was lot 55743 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Reuss-Schleiz. 3 Pfennig, 1858-A. Berlin Mint. Heinrich LXVII. NGC MS-64 Red Brown." This type was struck 1855, 1858, 1862, 1864 and is common. One thaler was 360 pfennige. Reuss was one of the splinter states of Saxon Thuringia and itself underwent several divisions. Many rulers were named Heinrich and several lines consolidated their numbering, resulting in this prince becoming Heinrich the sixty-seventh.
Recorded mintage: 360,000.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM-70.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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