Prussia 1842-D 3 pfennig

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Künker sale 353, lot 4135
the Prussian Rhineland after the Congress of Vienna, with Düsseldorf as its capital

This specimen was lot 4135 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €27 (about US$38 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861. Ku.-3 Pfennig 1842, D. Druckstelle, etwas Grünspan, vorzüglich. Erworben im März 1972. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William IV, 1840-61, copper three pfennig of 1842, a little verdigris on the reverse, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at Berlin 1841-42.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.57 g, copper, 23.5 mm diameter, this specimen 4.24 g.

Catalog reference: KM 432, AKS 90; J. 44; Olding 339.

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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