Prussia 1753-G 6 groscher

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Künker sale 353, lot 3672

This specimen was lot 3672 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €120 (about US$167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 6-Gröscher 1753, G, Stettin. Prägung für die Provinz Preußen. RR Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön. Erworben im Oktober 1983. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, six groscher of 1753, Stettin mint, struck for the province of Prussia. Very rare, minor planchet flaws, very fine.)"

The six groscher and the accompanying three groscher and eighteen groscher were used in East Prussia and the neighboring parts of Poland. This type of 1753-57 was the first of the denomination minted since 1723. This is the only date for Stettin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.12 g, silver, 21-22 mm diameter, this specimen 3,10 g.

Catalog reference: KM B277, Olding 240; Kluge 228.

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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