Prussia 1767-D mariengroschen

Künker sale 353, lot 3688

This specimen was lot 3688 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €650 (about US$905 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Mariengroschen 1767, D, Aurich. Prägung für die westlichen Landesteile. R Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Kölner Münzkabinett 50, Köln 1990, Nr. 204. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, mariengroschen of 1767, Aurich mint, struck for the western provinces. Rare, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1767-68 for use in East Friesland and is somewhat scarce. This denomination was last struck in 1775. One thaler made 36 mariengroschen.

Recorded mintage: 1,221,000 for 1767-68.

Specification: billon, this specimen is 1,64 g.

Catalog reference: KM 237 (listed under East Friesland), Olding 257; Kluge 262.1.

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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