Prussia 1765-D 1/4 stuber

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Künker sale 353, lot 3698

This specimen was lot 3698 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €45 (about US$63 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Ku.-1/4 Stüber 1765, D, Aurich. Prägung für die westlichen Landesteile. Leicht korrodiert, sehr schön. Erworben am 30.11.1980. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, copper quarter stuiver of 1765, Aurich mint, struck for the western provinces. Lightly corroded, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1764-67 at the Aurich mint for use in East Friesland.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen is 2,65 g.

Catalog reference: KM 234 (listed under East Friesland), Olding 266; Kluge 287.2.

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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