Prussia 1706-HFH 3 pfennig

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Künker sale 353, lot 3204

This specimen was lot 3204 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €40 (about US$56 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. 3 Pfennig 1706, HFH, Magdeburg. Münzmeister Heinrich Friedrich Halter. Sehr schön. Erworben im September 1972 von Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. Frankfurt/Main. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, three pfennig of 1706, Magdeburg mint. very fine.)"

This type was struck in Magdeburg in 1703 and 1706. One, two, four and six pfennig also exist.

Recorded mintage: 271,968.

Specification: 0.69 g, 0.125 fine silver, 16 mm diameter, this specimen 0.64 g.

Catalog reference: KM 34, v. Schr. 303; Olding 57 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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