Prussia 1764-F 4 gute pfennig

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Künker sale 353, lot 3711

This specimen was lot 3711 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 4 Gute Pfennig 1764, F, Magdeburg. Prägung für die westlichen Landesteile. RR Sehr schön. Erworben am 19.3.1992 von Wolfgang Rittig, Schwelm. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, four gute pfennig of 1764, Magdeburg mint, struck for the western provinces, Very rare, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1764 only and is rare. The "gute" in the name promises silver in the coin, if only a trace, as in this case. The regime had earlier tried circulating a pure copper three pfennig which was a failure. After narrowly escaping complete destruction in the Seven Years' War, Frederick II henceforth pursued a much less warlike foreign policy.

Recorded mintage: 180,019.

Specification: 1.04 g, 0.173 fine silver, this specimen is 0,84 g.

Catalog reference: KM 294, Olding 278; Kluge 272.

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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