Prussia 1702-CG schilling

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Künker sale 353, lot 3221

This specimen was lot 3221 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €140 (about US$195 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. Schilling 1702, CG, Königsberg. Prägung für das Herzogtum Preußen. Münzmeister Caspar Geelhaar. Vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, schilling of 1702, Königsberg mint, struck for the duchy of Prussia. Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1701-10 for use in East Prussia and likely the neighboring parts of Poland.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.72 g, 0.072 fine silver, 14-15 mm diameter, this specimen 0,82 g.

Catalog reference: KM 6, v. Schr. 360 b; Olding 70.

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: Pragungen der Konige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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