Prussia 1804-A 4 groschen

Stephen Album sale 32, lot 1206

This specimen was lot 1206 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it sold for $129.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PRUSSIA: Friedrich Wilhelm III, 1797-1840, AR 4 groschen, 1804-A, struck in Berlin, PCGS graded MS63, ex Don Erickson Collection." This type was struck 1801-09 at Berlin (mintmark "A"), Breslau ("B") and Glatz ("G") while Prussia was enduring defeat and occupation at the hands of Napoleon.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.34 g, .521 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-370.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

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