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* [[Austria 1588 1/2 thaler|1588 half thaler, Graz mint]] | * [[Austria 1588 1/2 thaler|1588 half thaler, Graz mint]] | ||
* [[Bohemia 1588 ducat Fr-12|1588 ducat, Prague mint]] | * [[Bohemia 1588 ducat Fr-12|1588 ducat, Prague mint]] | ||
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* [[Bohemia 1597 groschen|1597 ''weissgroschen'', Kuttenberg mint]] | * [[Bohemia 1597 groschen|1597 ''weissgroschen'', Kuttenberg mint]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1589]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1589]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:28, 15 July 2024
This specimen was lot 32114 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOHEMIA. Grosch, 1589. Kuttenberg Mint. Rudolf II. PCGS AU-55. Only limitedly handled, this appealing Groschen delivers good charm and retained details." This type was struck 1576-99 and is common. Similar coins were struck at Joachimsthal (moon and star mintmark, KM MB254, struck 1578-95) and Budweis (dog's head mintmark, KM MB287, struck 1584-95 and undated). At this time, one thaler was 72 kreuzer or 24 groschen.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.88 g, silver, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM MB233.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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