Prussia 1765-E 18 groscher

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Künker sale 353, part of lot 3621

This specimen was part of lot 3621 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €300 (about US$418 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. ...b) 18-Gröscher 1765 E, Königsberg. Prägung für die Provinz Preußen. Großer Kopf. 2 Stück., Sehr schön +. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, 18 groscher of 1765, Königsberg mint, struck for the province of Prussia, large head. [One of] two pieces, very fine or better.)"

This type was struck 1764-65 and is the last of the denomination. It was officially struck for East Prussia but likely also circulated in neighboring Poland.

Recorded mintage: 1,465,515.

Specification: 5.94 g, silver, 26.5 mm diameter, this specimen is 5,96 g.

Catalog reference: KM B300, Kluge 220.2; Olding 196 a.

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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