Prussia 1717-CG 18 groscher

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Künker sale 353, lot 3301

This specimen was lot 3301 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,113 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. 18-Gröscher 1717, CG, Königsberg. Prägung für das Herzogtum Preußen. Mit Signatur M im Armabschnitt und PRUSS : am Ende der Rückseitenumschrift. Münzmeister Caspar Geelhaar. Stempelschneider Gottfried Wilhelm Metelles. R Feine Patina, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, eighteen groscher of 1717, Königsberg mint, struck for the duchy of Prussia, with initial "M" and "PRUSS :" at the end of the reverse legend. Rare, fine patina, about extremely fine.)"

This type, along with a three groscher, six groscher and a schilling, was struck in 1714, 1716-17 for use in Prussia and neighboring Poland.

Recorded mintage: 38,000.

Specification: 6.32 g, 0.640 fine silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 5,65 g.

Catalog reference: KM 123, v. Schr. 430 var; Olding 271 e.

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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