Germany Bremen 1 and 2 1/2 Schwaren 1719 to 1866

The city of Bremen, Germany, maintained imperial status with the ability to mint its own coinage until 1867. The Bremen key design appears on most of its coins, although few are as pronounced as the 1 and 2 1/2 schwaren coins.

Coins were minted with the pattern in our picture from 1719 all the way to 1866, but many dates were skipped in between. This page applies to coins that look like our picture, with 1 and 2 1/2 schwaren denominations. The coin in our picture is a nice-looking, problem-free coin.

Below are some approximate catalog values for coins without scratches, stains, nicks, gouges, cleanings, and other damage. All dates are approximately equal in value.

1 SCHWAREN
worn: $10 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $50
well preserved: $150
fully uncirculated: $250

2 1/2 SCHWAREN
worn: $20 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $50
well preserved: $200
fully uncirculated: $450

Use our Important Terminology page to convert these catalog values to actual buy and sell values.

Sometimes you see these coins in square klippe form, as shown in this picture from Kunker These are more valuable than the standard round issues:

1 SCHWAREN KLIPPE
worn: $50 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $150
well preserved: $300
fully uncirculated: $700
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