Prussia 1797-B 3 groschen

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Künker sale 353, lot 3923

This specimen was lot 3923 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.-3 Groschen 1797, B, Breslau. Prägung für Südpreußen. Mit BORUSS. Sehr schön. Erworben im Oktober 1971. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William II, 1786-97, copper three groschen of 1797, Breslau mint, struck for South Prussia, with "BORUSS". Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1796-98 at Berlin and Breslau, of which only the 1797-A is common. South Prussia was the regime's name of the part of Poland seized in the second partition. Most of it was expropriated by Napoleon to form the Grand Duchy of Warsaw in 1807.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.70 g, copper, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 11,36 g.

Catalog reference: KM E362.2, J. 177; Olding 27 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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