Prussia 1755-A 8 gute groschen
This specimen was lot 340 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €380 (about US$512 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 8 Gute Groschen 1755, A, Berlin. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II (the Great), 1740-86, eight good groschen of 1755, Berlin mint. Scarce in this quality, extremely fine.)"
This type was minted in substantial numbers 1753-59 and 1763 from Berlin (shown here), Breslau and Cleve. We don't know the difference between a gute groschen and a regular groschen.
Recorded mintage: 19,453.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Olding 19 a; Kluge 76.2, KM-274.1.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [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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