Prussia 1766-B kreuzer

Künker sale 353, lot 3750

This specimen was lot 3750 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €100 (about US$139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Kreuzer 1766, B, Breslau. Prägung für die Provinz Schlesien. Berliner Typ. Dunkle Patina, kl. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön +. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, kreuzer of 1766, Breslau mint, struck for the province of Silesia, Berlin type. Dark toning, minor planchet flaws, very fine or better.)"

This type was struck for Silesia 1764-65. The kreuzer, a hold over from Austrian rule, was struck there until 1797.

Recorded mintage: 1,113,000.

Specification: billon, this specimen is 0,76 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1011 (listed under Silesia), Olding 312; Kluge 308.1.

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.

Link to:

• 1763-B kreuzer
• 1765-B 3 kreuzer
• 1765-B 1/6 thaler
• 1765-B friedrichs d'or
• 1766-A 1/48 thaler
• 1766-B 1/12 thaler
• 1766-F 1/12 thaler
• 1766-B 1/6 thaler
• 1766-A half thaler
• 1766-A thaler
• 1766-B halb friedrichs d'or
• 1767-B half thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1766