4 Pfennigs - Frederick William IV
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Prussia
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Frederick William IV (Friedrich Wilhelm IV) (1840-1861)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1846-1860 |
| Value | 4 Pfenninge (1⁄90) |
| Currency | Vereinsthaler (1821-1873) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 6.090 g |
| Diameter | 25.85 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 13338 |
| References | AKS# 89 Paul Arnold, Harald Küthmann, Dirk Steinhilber; 2022. Großer deutscher Münzkatalog: von 1800 bis heute = Great German Coin Catalog (37th Edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. Manfred Olding; 2014. Die Münzen des Königreichs Preußen von 1786 bis 1873: Katalog der Prägungen der Könige Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840, Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861 und Wilhelm I. 1861-1873 = The Coinage of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1786 to 1873. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Erich Neumann; 1997. Brandenburg-preußische Münzprägungen 1415-1918 / Band 2. Königreich 1701-1918: unter der Herrschaft der Hohenzollern = Brandenburg-Prussian Coinage 1415-1918. Münz Zentrum, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Friedrich Freiherr von Schrötter; 1925. Das Preußische Münzwesen 1806 bis 1873 / 4. Heft = The Prussian Coinage System 1806 to 1873. Paul Parey, Berlin, Germany. |
Obverse
Crowned shield of eagle arms, FR monogram on breast
Script: Latin
Lettering: 90 EINEN THALER
Reverse
Three-line inscription with date, mintmark in exergue
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SCHEIDE MÜNZE
4
PFENNINGE
1848
A
Edge
Plain
Mints
| A | Berlin, Germany (1280-date) |
| D | Düsseldorf, Germany |
Comments
The change of monetary system in 1857 resulted in a slight reduction in weight [6.090 → 6.0 g.].
The year 1849 A, listed by SCWC, NGC and Neumann, does not exist.
1846 also exists with 4 openings.
The year 1849 A, listed by SCWC, NGC and Neumann, does not exist.
1846 also exists with 4 openings.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1846 A | 4% | ||||||||||||||
| 1846 D | 5% | ||||||||||||||
| 1847 A | $ 14 | 9% | |||||||||||||
| 1847 D | 1.9% | ||||||||||||||
| 1848 A | 5% | ||||||||||||||
| 1848 D | 2% | ||||||||||||||
| 1850 A | 11% | ||||||||||||||
| 1851 A | $ 4.50 | 10% | |||||||||||||
| 1852 A | 9% | ||||||||||||||
| 1853 A | 6% | ||||||||||||||
| 1854 A | $ 9.90 | 5% | |||||||||||||
| 1855 A | $ 5.40 | 13% | |||||||||||||
| 1856 A | $ 10 | $ 17 | 23% | ||||||||||||
| 1857 A | 
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$ 5.80 | $ 12 | KM#454a | 10% | ||||||||||
| 1858 A | KM#454a | 9% | |||||||||||||
| 1860 A | $ 2.40 | KM#454a | 14% | ||||||||||||
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