Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1747-CHI 2 thaler Fr-1738
This specimen was lot 1982 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,897 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MECKLENBURG, MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ, HERZOGTUM, Adolf Friedrich III. 1708-1752. 2 Taler 1747, Stargard. GOLD. R Vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Adolf Frederick III, 1708-52, double thaler of 1747, Stargard mint. Rare, extremely fine.)"
If the SCWC is to be believed, only 83 pieces of this double thaler were struck in 1747 and the 1746 issue is equally scarce. Gold one and five thalers (KM 22, 30) also exist.
Recorded mintage: 83.
Specification: 2.66 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 2.74 g.
Catalog reference: KM 23, Fr-1738; Kunzel 557 B/a.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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