Prussia 1841-D groschen

Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72223

This specimen was lot 72223 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. Groschen, 1841-D. Aurich Mint. Friedrich Wilhelm IV. PCGS MS-65. An extremely attractive example with satin like luster and a mother of pearl like tone throughout." This type was struck 1841-52 at Berlin and Dusseldorf (not Aurich). Most dates, including this one, are common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.19 g, 0.222 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-435.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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