Prussia 1719-CG 6 groscher

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Künker sale 353, lot 3308

This specimen was lot 3306 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €110 (about US$153 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. 6-Gröscher 1719, CG, Königsberg. Prägung für das Herzogtum Preußen. Münzmeister Caspar Geelhaar. Kl. Stempelfehler, sehr schön. Erworben am 27.11.1988. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, six groscher of 1719, Königsberg mint, struck for the duchy of Prussia. Minor planchet defects, very fine.)"

This type, along with a three groscher, eighteen groscher and a schilling, was struck in 1718-23 for use in Prussia and neighboring Poland.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.375 fine silver, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 3,65 g.

Catalog reference: KM 166, v. Schr. 466; Olding 274 b.

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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