Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1749-CLR pfennig

Sincona sale 33, lot 2152

This specimen was lot 2152 in Sincona sale 33 (Zurich, October 2016), where it sold for 35 CHF (about US$42 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Friedrich, 1735-1746 Pfennig 1740. Münzmeister Christoph Lorenz Ruckdeschel. Selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. (margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Frederick I, 1735-46, pfennig of 1740, mintmaster Christoph Lorenz Ruckdeschel. Rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

The type is recorded in the SCWC for 1735-50 with a low catalog value, like many rare minors. Altho the auction catalog listed this specimen as a 1740, Ruckdeschel's term did not begin until 1742, so we have catalogued it as a 1749. The last billon pfennig was issued in 1783.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1.00 g.

Catalog reference: Slg. Wilm. 781. Schön 56. Slg. Grüber -, KM 180.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2016.

Link to:

• Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1735 30 kreuzer
• 1752 thaler
• 1753-CLR kreuzer
• 1757-B 1/6 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1749
• return to coins of German States, Brandenburg