Prussia 1872-A pfenning
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This specimen was lot 38382 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. Pfennig, 1872-A. Berlin Mint. Wilhelm I. PCGS PROOF-65 Brown." This type was struck 1861-73 at Berlin ("A", shown here), Hannover ("B") and Frankfurt ("C"). Altho the SCWC catalogs this as a pfennig, we use the spelling shown on the coin, "pfenning". One thaler was 360 pfenninge. All dates are priced the same in the SCWC. On unification the currency was reformed to use pfennig and marks and the taler was dropped, tho it remained legal tender at three mark.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.50 g, copper, 17.5 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-480.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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