Prussia 1793-E schilling

Künker sale 353, lot 3922

This specimen was lot 3922 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €50 (about US$70 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797. Ku.-Schilling 1793, E, Königsberg. Prägung für Ost- und Westpreußen. Sehr schön +. Erworben am 2.11.1997. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William II, 1786-97, copper schilling of 1793, Königsberg mint, struck for East and West Prussia. Very fine or better.)"

This type was struck 1790-97 and is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.60 g, copper, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 2,48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 357, J. 18 a; Olding 23.

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.

Link to:

• 1788-E schilling
• 1791-A thaler
• 1791-E thaler
• 1792-E ⅓ thaler
• 1792-B thaler
• 1793-A pfennig
• 1793-A thaler
• 1794-A quarter stuber
• 1794-B thaler
• 1794-A friedrichs d'or
• Coins and currency dated 1793