Prussia 1764-F 3 gute pfennig

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Künker sale 353, lot 3596

This specimen was lot 3596 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. 3 Gute Pfennig 1764, F, Magdeburg. Prägung für die Mark Brandenburg. Von großer Seltenheit. Schrötlingsfehler, Randfehler, sehr schön. Exemplar der Slg. Manfred Olding, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 10, Osnabrück 1988, Nr. 253. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, three good pfennig of 1764, Magdeburg mint, struck for the mark of Brandenburg. Extremely rare, planchet flaws, rim nicks, very fine.)"

After narrowly escaping complete destruction in the Seven Years' War, Frederick II henceforth pursued a much less warlike foreign policy. This type was struck 1764-70 in considerable numbers.

Recorded mintage: 173,468.

Specification: 0.78 g, 0.173 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, this specimen is 0,71 g.

Catalog reference: KM 293, Olding 174; Kluge 203.1.

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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