Prussia 1818-D 4 groschen

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Künker sale 353, lot 4010
the Prussian Rhineland after the Congress of Vienna, with Düsseldorf as its capital

This specimen was lot 4010 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €65 (about US$91 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Die Münzstätte Düsseldorf. 4 Groschen (1/6 Taler) 1818, D, mit Gegenstempel Blatt auf der Rückseite. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Münzzentrum 20, Köln 1974, Nr. 576. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, four groschen or one-sixth thaler of 1818, with a leaf counterstamp on the reverse. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was issued 1816-18 at Berlin and Düsseldorf (shown here) along with a sixth thaler of the same weight and fineness. In 1821, authorities made up their minds and terminated this denomination while the sixth thaler continued until 1868.

Recorded mintage: 1,136,664, including KM 385.

Specification: 5.31 g, 0.521 fine silver, this specimen 5,27 g.

Catalog reference: KM 394, Olding 126 (without counterstamp); AKS 25 (without counterstamp); J. 36 (without counterstamp).

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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