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This specimen was lot 3670 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €25 (about US$35 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Schilling 1786, E, Königsberg. Prägung für die Provinz Preußen. Sehr schön. Erworben am 11.7.1988 von Wolfgang Rittig, Schwelm.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, schilling of 1786, Königsberg mint, struck for the province of Prussia. Very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at Berlin in 1776 and at Königsberg 1771, 1775-86. The Berlin issue is quite scarce, this one is fairly common.
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This specimen was lot 3670 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €25 (about US$35 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Schilling 1786, E, Königsberg. Prägung für die Provinz Preußen. Sehr schön. Erworben am 11.7.1988 von Wolfgang Rittig, Schwelm.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, schilling of 1786, Königsberg mint, struck for the province of Prussia. Very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at Berlin in 1776 and at Königsberg 1771, 1775-86. The Berlin issue is quite scarce, this one is fairly common.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 830,250.
 
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* [[Prussia 1786-A 1/2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2415|1786-A ''halb friedrichs d'or'']]
 
* [[Prussia 1786-A 1/2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2415|1786-A ''halb friedrichs d'or'']]
 
* [[Prussia 1786-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2411|1786-A ''friedrichs d'or'']]
 
* [[Prussia 1786-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2411|1786-A ''friedrichs d'or'']]
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* [[Prussia 1788-E schilling|1788-E schilling]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1786]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1786]]
  
 
[[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]]
 
[[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]]

Latest revision as of 22:39, 30 November 2024

Künker sale 353, lot 3670

This specimen was lot 3670 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €25 (about US$35 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Schilling 1786, E, Königsberg. Prägung für die Provinz Preußen. Sehr schön. Erworben am 11.7.1988 von Wolfgang Rittig, Schwelm. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, schilling of 1786, Königsberg mint, struck for the province of Prussia. Very fine.)"

This type was struck at Berlin in 1776 and at Königsberg 1771, 1775-86. The Berlin issue is quite scarce, this one is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: 830,250.

Specification: 0.69 g, 0.052 fine silver, 14-15 mm diameter, this specimen is 0,68 g.

Catalog reference: KM A495.1a, Olding 238; Kluge 250.10.

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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