3 Gröscher - Frederick II
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Prussia
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Frederick II (Friedrich II) (1740-1786)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1779-1785 |
| Value | 3 Gröscher (⅛) |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.670 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Thickness | 0.75 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 49324 |
| References | Olding FrII# 241 b Manfred Olding; 2006. Die Münzen Friedrichs des Großen = The Coinage of Frederick the Great (2nd Edition). 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. Gerhard Schön. Deutscher Münzkatalog 18. Jahrhundert 1700-1806. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes).Friedrich Freiherr von Schrötter; 1904. Das preussische Münzwesen im 18. Jahrhundert / 2. Heft: Die Münzen aus der Zeit des Königs Friedrich II. des Großen = The Prussian Coinage System in the 18th Century. Paul Parey, Berlin, Germany. |
Obverse
Laureate head to right
Script: Latin
Lettering: FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX
Reverse
Crowned eagle flying left, looking right, 3 gr divides date below, legend in arc above
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MONETA ARGENT
1781
3
·A·
Edge
Plain
Comments
Coin minted at the Berlin workshop (different A). Coins with different B (Breslau) are 3 Kreuzer and were minted for the province of Silesia (see KM# 1023).
Baron von Schrötter lists several variations. The legend of the right can end with a dot or a double dot, and the different A can have a dot on each side.
Baron von Schrötter lists several variations. The legend of the right can end with a dot or a double dot, and the different A can have a dot on each side.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1779 A | 
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25 964 596 | 11% | ||||||||||||
| 1780 A |
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27 207 560 | $ 5.80 | 22% | |||||||||||
| 1781 A | 44 023 765 | 25% | |||||||||||||
| 1782 A | 38 758 010 | $ 3.50 | $ 16 | 26% | |||||||||||
| 1783 A | 43 743 700 | $ 6.40 | $ 8.00 | 23% | |||||||||||
| 1784 A | 23 005 400 | $ 7.00 | 18% | ||||||||||||
| 1785 A |
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5 906 220 | 7% | ||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 109 Lot 672 
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27 Jan 2024 | 1780 A | XF |
USD 41.78
(EUR 36.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 119 Lot 688
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30 Mar 2024 | 1785 A | VF |
USD 12.77
(EUR 11.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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