Prussia 1811-A 1/2 groschen
This specimen was lot 4032 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €30 (about US$42 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Ku.-1/2 Groschen 1811, A. Prägung für Ost- und Westpreußen. Winz. Kratzer, sehr schön +. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, copper half groschen, struck for East and West Prussia. Light scratches, very fine or better.)"
This one year type is common. The reverse states the coin's value, 1/180 of a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.60 g, copper, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 2,51 g.
Catalog reference: KM A393, AKS 43; J. 19; Olding 150.
- 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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