Germany Osnabruck 3 and 4 Pfennig 1704 to 1790
The German city of Osnabruck, in lower Saxony today, issued your coin back in 1759. The picture comes from von Fuerstenberg in Arnsberg and is selling for 28 euros (about $40 US dollars). There are 3 and 4 pfennig denominations of this coin and both look very much the same. Instead of four big Is, the 3 pfennig have three big Is.
If your coin is in good shape like this one, with no detracting scratches, spots, stains, or cleanings, the 28 euros holds as a good retail price. If your coin has more wear, it will be worth less.
NEVER CLEAN YOUR COIN. CLEANING RUINS VALUE.
Here is what the catalogs say for these coins. The 3 and 4 pfennig denominations are worth about the same, as are all dates in the series.
worn: $8 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $60
well preserved: $170
Use our Terminology page to convert these catalog values to actual values. Generally reputable dealers pay one-half of retail price for coins they buy from the public.
CoinQuest thanks Munzenhandel von Fuerstenberg for use of their coin image.
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Coin: 2618, Genre: Central Europe North South, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201000, Last review: 201507
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic brown Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1704, filter: 1704 to 1790
Image: german_states_osnabruck_4_pfennig_1759.jpg
Tags: deutiches fern encircled scripts bundes letter pffenig circal devtsch stado deustch rings monograms 4th limb liafy deutsche branch deutchen leaves germanic steer leaf rechenpfennig deutscherlander reichpfennig pfenninge sticks lettering stato german initials spoke boats deutsch circling flagship stets pfenning deutchlands steering rentenpfenig pfennig germany deutschen encircles phenning leave circel encircle deutscher spray leaved leafs outriggers ringed circumference encircling reichspfenig state bundesrepublic sailingship deutschland ring wheel staats leafe renten stalks sail caligraphy leafy deut inscription circles twigs loop circumscribed pfennige galley circumscibed ship circuit stet cutter bough sailboat twig sprigs devtscher deuches iiii pfenig deutchland leafed bundsrepublik deutsches monogram leavs clipper foliage circlet circle masted sprays reichspfenning spoked gear deutches bundesrublika ferns pfennisc warship sprig bundesrepublik branched branches initals boat letters reicshpfenning dutchland deutshen stick boughs loops osnabruck statehood steamboat pfenn osnabbvcha ffennig bund deutschlands stadt circular incircled ships ivy stalk stated rentenpfennig branching saling sails pfenng vessel scrip inscriptions circled 3rd greenery staaten outrigger bundersrepublik spokes reichspfennig lettered bush script sailing bundesrepublika calligraphy initial
