Hungary 1670-KB 6 krajczar

Goldberg Sale 137, lot 1489

This specimen was lot 1489 in Goldberg Sale 137 (Los Angeles, January 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Hungary. 6 Krajczar, 1670-KB. Kremnitz Mint. Leopold I. A sharply struck fully brilliant example with frosty devices. NGC graded MS-64." This type is listed for 1661, 1667-74 and 1681-82 and is common. The thaler was in the mid-seventeenth century equal to ninety kreuzer, making this denomination one-fifteenth thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.1 g, 0.438 fine silver, 26.2 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-164.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 137: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2023.

Link to:

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