Prussia 1753-E 18 groscher
This specimen was lot 361 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €130 (about US$175 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 18-Gröscher 1753, E, Königsberg. Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Bernhard Terletzki. Erworben im April 2001 von Manfred Olding, Osnabrück. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II (the Great), 1740-86, eighteen groschen of 1753, Königsberg mint. About extremely fine.)"
The eighteen groscher or tympf was minted in Prussia 1714-18, 1751-65, probably for use in Poland, where the denomination was well known. This particular type is recorded for 1751-54 and is common. The first partition of Poland occurred in 1772.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.92 g, silver.
Catalog reference: Olding 184 a; Kluge 214.2, KM-A266.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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- 1753-F 1/48 thaler
- 1753-G 1/48 thaler
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- 1753-G 1/24 thaler
- 1753-A 1/12 thaler
- 1753-B 1/12 thaler
- 1753-C 1/6 thaler
- 1753-D 1/6 thaler
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