Prussia 1705-HFH 4 pfennig

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Künker sale 353, lot 3203

This specimen was lot 3203 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. 4 Pfennig 1705, HFH, Magdeburg. Münzmeister Heinrich Friedrich Halter. Leicht korrodiert, sehr schön. Erworben im Dezember 1981. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, four pfennig, Madgeburg mint. light corrosion, very fine.)"

This type was struck at Magdeburg 1703 and 1705-06.

Recorded mintage: 604,800.

Specification: 0.93 g, 0.125 fine silver, 16-17 mm diameter, this specimen 0.75 g.

Catalog reference: KM 36, v. Schr. 284; Olding 56 b.

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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