Prussia 1760 2 groscher - Revision history

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[[Image:K353-3847.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 3847]]

This specimen was lot 3847 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,366 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Ostpreußen unter russischer Besatzung. 2-Gröscher 1760, ohne Münzzeichen, Königsberg. RR Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 7, Dortmund 1996, Nr. 260.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], East Prussia under Russian occupation, two groscher of 1760, without mintmark, Königsberg mint. Very rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The Russian army occupied East Prussia 1759-62 during the Seven Years' War. During that period, the Königsberg mint was used to strike a strange hybrid of German denominations with the bust of empress Elizabeth. Schilling ([[Prussia 1759 schilling|KM 286]]), groschen ([[Prussia 1759 groscher|KM 287]]), two groscher (shown here), three groscher (KM 289), six groscher ([[Prussia 1759 6 groscher|KM B290]]) and eighteen groscher (KM C290) were struck. The six groscher is the most common.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 1.46 g, billon, 18 mm diameter, this specimen is 1.46 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 288, Olding 458 a; Kluge K 30.2.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Pragungen der Konige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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* [[Prussia 1759 schilling]] Russian occupation
* [[Prussia 1759 groscher]] Russian occupation
* [[Prussia 1759 2 groscher]] Russian occupation
* [[Prussia 1759 3 groscher]] Russian occupation
* [[Prussia 1759 6 groscher]] Russian occupation
* [[Prussia 1759 18 groschen]] Russian occupation
* [[Prussia 1759-A 1/6 thaler|1759-A 1/6 thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1759-B 8 gute groschen|1759-B 8 gute groschen]]
* [[Prussia 1759-F 8 gute groschen|1759-F 8 gute groschen]]
* [[Prussia 1759 1/3 thaler|1759 ⅓ thaler, Dresden mint, no mint mark]]
* [[Prussia 1759-A 1/3 thaler|1759-A ⅓ thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1760 schilling|1760 schilling]] Russian occupation
* [[Prussia 1760 groscher]], Russian occupation
* [[Prussia 1760 6 groscher]] Russian occupation
* [[Prussia 1760-A 1/48 thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1760-A 3 pfennig]]
* [[Prussia 1761 groscher]], Russian occupation
* [[Prussia 1761 1/6 thaler]], Russian occupation
* [[Prussia 1761 1/3 thaler]], Russian occupation
* [[Coins and currency dated 1760]]

[[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]]

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 * [[Prussia 1760 schilling|1760 schilling]] Russian occupation
 * [[Prussia 1760 groscher]], Russian occupation
 * [[Prussia 1760 6 groscher]] Russian occupation
 * [[Prussia 1760-A 1/48 thaler]]

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 [[Image:K353-3847.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 3847]]
-This specimen was lot 3847 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,366 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Ostpreußen unter russischer Besatzung. 2-Gröscher 1760, ohne Münzzeichen, Königsberg. RR Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 7, Dortmund 1996, Nr. 260.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], East Prussia under Russian occupation, two groscher of 1760, without mintmark, Königsberg mint. Very rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The Russian army occupied East Prussia 1759-62 during the Seven Years' War. During that period, the Königsberg mint was used to strike a strange hybrid of German denominations with the bust of empress Elizabeth. Schilling ([[Prussia 1759 schilling|KM 286]]), groschen ([[Prussia 1759 groscher|KM 287]]), two groscher (shown here), three groscher (KM 289), six groscher ([[Prussia 1759 6 groscher|KM B290]]) and eighteen groscher (KM C290) were struck. The six groscher is the most common.
+This specimen was lot 3847 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,366 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Ostpreußen unter russischer Besatzung. 2-Gröscher 1760, ohne Münzzeichen, Königsberg. RR Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 7, Dortmund 1996, Nr. 260.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], East Prussia under Russian occupation, two groscher of 1760, without mintmark, Königsberg mint. Very rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The Russian army occupied East Prussia 1759-62 during the Seven Years' War. During that period, the Königsberg mint was used to strike a strange hybrid of German denominations with the bust of empress Elizabeth. Schilling ([[Prussia 1759 schilling|KM 286]]), groschen ([[Prussia 1759 groscher|KM 287]]), two groscher (shown here), three groscher (KM 289), six groscher ([[Prussia 1759 6 groscher|KM B290]]) and eighteen groscher (KM C290) were struck. The six groscher is the most common.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
-* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Pragungen der Konige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
+* <sup>[1]</sup>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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