Prussia 1787-A 3 pfennig

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Künker sale 353, lot 3912

This specimen was lot 3912 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €35 (about US$49 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797. 3 Pfennig 1787, A, Berlin. Prägung für die mittleren Provinzen. Sehr schön. Erworben am 6.4.1990. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William II, 1786-97, three pfennig of 1787, Berlin mint, struck for the middle provinces. Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1787-97 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.72 g, 0.125 fine silver, 16 mm diameter, this specimen 0,63 g.

Catalog reference: KM 351, J. 3 a; Olding 13.

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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