1849/6 Frankfurt 3 Kreuzer

Agflyer

Well, you guys have done it again. I've dipped my big toe in the pool of the darkside and the water feels fine! I picked up the title coin at my local coin store. It's BU and I figured that any coin from the mid 1850's that looks like it was made yesterday is a great coin to start with. It's a very strong overdate and the obverse has some doubling, especially on the first "R" in "Frankfurt". I paid $40 for it and it's great. Now I'm curious as to what I've got? Any ideas on the history? Value? Thanks in advance.

Makarovii

For the 1849 (No mention of the overdate) my Second Edition Krause says:

KM# 334 - Weight:1.2999g, .333 Silver, .1039 oz ASW
Fine:$2.00, VF:$5.00, XF:$12.50, UNC:$40, Mintage: 950,000

Must be a handsome coin in UNC condition.

Agflyer

Thanks Gregg. It is a good looking coin, lusterous too! I just need to stop buying coins and get a good camera instead so I can show them off.

spoon

I'm going by a 1993 edition of Krause and there is indeed a 9/6 overdate listed! The listing, however, is odd. This type started in 1846 and Krause says for mintage "Inc. Ab.".. obviously there is no above for the first in the series. But the line for the overdate gives 950k, while 1849, listed directly below the overdate, says included above also. Now the highest mintage for any other year in the series is 182k and mintages for other denoms didn't spike so high in other denoms of 1849, so I'm thinking they may have fudged 1846, 49 and 9/6 all three together. Who knows. Anyway, pricewise, the overdate is listed in UNC (in this 1993 book) at $40 while all other in the series are listed at $35 for UNC.

History-wise, that was an interesting period for Frankfurt. In 1848 there were popular revolutions across Europe. In Germany the center of the movement was in Frankfurt and there was a fairly large parliament established. It didn't last long, but it did considerably move the idea of unification forward.

It's amazing the great condition coins you can find from the German states of this period. It's really one of my favorite areas.. those itty-bitty BU coins. $40 is a good price generally for these, and especially for the item you got. Would love to see a pic

tbirde56

The 1846 'Inc.Ab.' note for that type refers to the mintage amount, 154,000, being included in the mintage amount of the previous type which was also minted in 1846.
They should have listed the overdate below the regular 1849 date to avoid confusion over that mintage number (950,000 being the total for both) as well.
My '96 edition also lists the Unc at $40.

Please post a picture of the coin when you can!

JamminJ

I'd also like to see a picture.

spoon

<< <i>The 1846 'Inc.Ab.' note for that type refers to the mintage amount, 154,000, being included in the mintage amount of the previous type which was also minted in 1846. >>




for the correction!

lordmarcovan

Sounds groovy.

Pics, man, we wanna see pics!

wildjag

<< <i>Sounds groovy.

Pics, man, we wanna see pics! >>

Agflyer

I wish I could . Buying good imaging equipment is next on my list. Thanks for asking though. . .

JamminJ

<< <i>I wish I could . Buying good imaging equipment is next on my list. Thanks for asking though. . . >>



You're such a tease.