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This specimen was lot 3634 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €150 (about US$209 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 6-Gröscher 1755, E, Königsberg. Prägung für die Provinz Preußen. Mit FRIDERICVS BORVSSOR REX in der Vorderseitenumschrift und PRVS in der Rückseitenumschrift. Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 25, Osnabrück 1993, Nr. 1777.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, six groscher of 1755, Königsberg mint, struck for the province of Prussia, with "PRVS" in the reverse legend. Minor field marks, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The six groscher and the accompanying three groscher and eighteen groscher were used in East Prussia and the neighboring parts of Poland. This type of 1753-57 was the first of the denomination minted since 1723. The Königsberg mint also struck other six groscher with a crowned bust ([[Prussia 1755-E 6 groscher KM-B279|KM B279]] and [[Prussia 1755-E 6 groscher KM-C279|KM C279]]) in 1755, which are considerably scarcer.
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This specimen was lot 3634 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €150 (about US$209 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 6-Gröscher 1755, E, Königsberg. Prägung für die Provinz Preußen. Mit FRIDERICVS BORVSSOR REX in der Vorderseitenumschrift und PRVS in der Rückseitenumschrift. Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 25, Osnabrück 1993, Nr. 1777.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, six groscher of 1755, Königsberg mint, struck for the province of Prussia, with "PRVS" in the reverse legend. Minor field marks, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The six groscher and the accompanying three groscher and eighteen groscher were used in East Prussia and the neighboring parts of Poland. This type of 1753-57 was the first of the denomination minted since 1723. The Königsberg mint also struck other six groscher with a crowned bust ([[Prussia 1755-E 6 groscher KM-B279|KM B279]] and [[Prussia 1755-E 6 groscher KM-C279|KM C279]]) in 1755, which are considerably scarcer.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Latest revision as of 19:45, 30 November 2024

Künker sale 353, lot 3634

This specimen was lot 3634 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 II. der Große, 1740-1786. 6-Gröscher 1755, E, Königsberg. Prägung für die Provinz Preußen. Mit FRIDERICVS BORVSSOR REX in der Vorderseitenumschrift und PRVS in der Rückseitenumschrift. Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 25, Osnabrück 1993, Nr. 1777. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, six groscher of 1755, Königsberg mint, struck for the province of Prussia, with "PRVS" in the reverse legend. Minor field marks, extremely fine.)"

The six groscher and the accompanying three groscher and eighteen groscher were used in East Prussia and the neighboring parts of Poland. This type of 1753-57 was the first of the denomination minted since 1723. The Königsberg mint also struck other six groscher with a crowned bust (KM B279 and KM C279) in 1755, which are considerably scarcer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.12 g, silver, 21-22 mm diameter, this specimen 3,08 g.

Catalog reference: KM A277, Olding 206 c; Kluge 225.1..

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [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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