Prussia 1759 schilling
This specimen was lot 24479 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "POLAND. East PRUSSIA. Solidus, 1759. Elizabeth. NGC MS-61. Small date with small crown. A sharply struck and nicely detailed Solidus with dark gray toning." The second specimen was lot 3854 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €320 (about US$445 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Ostpreußen unter russischer Besatzung. Schilling 1759, ohne Münzzeichen, Königsberg. Mit offener Krone und 25 Blättern am Lorbeerkranz. R Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Kölner Münzkabinett 68, Köln 1998, Nr. 627. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, East Prussia under Russian occupation, schilling of 1759, without mintmark, Königsberg mint, with 25 leaves in the laurel wreath. Rare, toned, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This schilling (solidus in Polish) was issued by the Russians 1759-61 during their occupation of East Prussia during the Seven Years War (1757-63). It is accompanied by a groscher (KM 287), a one-sixth thaler (KM D290) and one-third thaler (KM E290). Frederick the Great was trapped by the Russians and the Austrians and was preparing to surrender when the news arrived that the tsarina had suddenly died, withdrawing Russia from the war.
Recorded mintage: 734,014.
Specification: 0.72 g, 0.0625 fine silver, 14 mm diameter. The second specimen is 0,66 g.
Catalog reference: KM 286 (formerly KM-C41); Bit-790. The second specimen is Olding 460; Kluge K 32.1.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
- [2]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.
Link to:
- Prussia 1756-D mariengroschen
- Prussia 1759 groscher Russian occupation
- Prussia 1759 2 groscher Russian occupation
- Prussia 1759 3 groscher Russian occupation
- Prussia 1759 6 groscher Russian occupation
- Prussia 1759 18 groschen Russian occupation
- 1759-A 1/6 thaler
- 1759-B 8 gute groschen
- 1759-F 8 gute groschen
- 1759 ⅓ thaler, Dresden mint, no mint mark
- 1759-A ⅓ thaler
- 1760 schilling
- Prussia 1760 groscher, issued by the Russian occupiers
- Prussia 1761 groscher, issued by the Russian occupiers
- Prussia 1761 1/6 thaler, issued by the Russian occupiers
- Prussia 1761 1/3 thaler, issued by the Russian occupiers
- Coins and currency dated 1759