Prussia 1804-A schilling

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Künker sale 353, lot 4033

This specimen was lot 4033 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €220 (about US$306 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Ku.-Schilling 1804, A. Prägung für Ost- und Westpreußen. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Galerie des Monnaies 25, Düsseldorf 1981, Nr. 512. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, copper schilling of 1804, struck for East and West Prussia. Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1804-06 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.00 g, copper, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 2,28 g.

Catalog reference: KM A385, J. 18 b; Olding 151.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [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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