Prussia 1703-CS 3 pfennig

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Künker sale 353, lot 3197

This specimen was lot 3197 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €20 (about US$28 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. 3 Pfennig 1703, CS, Berlin. Münzmeister Christoph Stricker. Fast sehr schön. Erworben am 4.7.2000 von Manfred Olding, Osnabrück. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, three pfennig of 1703, Berlin mint. about very fine.)"

This type was struck at Berlin in 1703 and 1706 along with one, two, four and six pfennig.

Recorded mintage: 2,924,000 including KM 34 (struck at Magdeburg).

Specification: 0.69 g, 0.125 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, this specimen 0.66 g.

Catalog reference: KM 33, v. Schr. 290 b; Olding 51 a.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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