Prussia 1856-A 2-1/2 groschen

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Künker sale 353, lot 4126

This specimen was lot 4126 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €150 (about US$209 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861. 2 1/2 Silbergroschen 1856, A. Fast Stempelglanz. Erworben 1971. Der vorliegende Münztyp ab 1853 mit älterem Porträt. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William IV, 1840-61, 2½ silver groschen of 1856, about uncirculated. The type was modified in 1853 to show an older portrait.)"

This type was struck 1853-60 and all dates are common. The denomination was struck 1842-73. No branch mints struck this type.

Recorded mintage: 2,235,981.

Specification: 3.24 g, 0.375 fine silver, this specimen 3.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM 463, AKS 84; J. 78; Olding 320.

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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