Prussia 1853-A 2 pfennig

Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 954

This specimen was lot 954 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $60. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PRUSSIA: Friedrich Wilhelm IV, 1840-1861, AE 2 pfennig, 1853-A, a lovely example, PCGS graded MS63 BN, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This type was struck at Berlin and Dusseldorf 1846-60 and no dates are rare. This and all other minor coinage were rendered obsolete by the reform of 1871.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: 3.04 g, copper, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-452.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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