Prussia 1810-A groschen

Künker sale 353, lot 4031

This specimen was lot 4031 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €30 (about US$42 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Ku.-Groschen 1810, A. Prägung für Ost- und Westpreußen. Sehr schön +. Exemplar der Slg. Johann Max Böttcher, Auktion 42, Kassel 2006, Nr. 1141. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, copper groschen of 1810, struck for East and West Prussia. Very fine or better.)"

This type was struck 1810-11 and is common. The reverse states the value to be 1/90 of a reichs thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.20 g, copper, 23.5 mm diameter, this specimen 4,93 g.

Catalog reference: KM D385, AKS 42; J. 20; Olding 149.

Source:

Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[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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Prussia 1810-A groschen

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