Prussia (1752)-A 1/24 thaler
This specimen was lot 3554 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/24 Taler o. J. (1752), A, Berlin. Stempelkopplung mit der Vorderseite des 1/24 Talers (Old. 134) und der Rückseite des 1/24 Talers (Old. 135). Prägung für die Mark Brandenburg. Von allergrößter Seltenheit. Nur wenige Exemplare bekannt. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 28, Dortmund 2004, Nr. 879. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, undated 1/24 thaler, Berlin, mule of Olding 134 and Olding 135, struck for the mark of Brandenburg. Of the highest rarity, few eamples known, very fine.)"
This is the first issue of this denomination that is not extremely rare. In 1752, the Berlin mint struck this with the date on the reverse (KM 263) and with the date on the obverse (KM 264). This is a rare error where the dies were muled, resulting in a coin with no date. This coin was valued at 1/24 thaler yet contained only 1/26 as much silver.
Recorded mintage: 27,130,650 (KM 263 and KM 264).
Specification: 2.08 g, 0.312 fine silver, this specimen 2,37 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Olding 136 (this example); Kluge 172.1.
- 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 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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- 1751-B 1/24 thaler, date on obverse
- 1752-D quarter stuber, date on obverse
- 1752-D quarter stuber, date on reverse
- 1752-F 4 gute pfennig
- 1752-D 4 pfennig
- 1752-E groschen
- 1752-B kreuzer
- 1752-B 3 kreuzer
- 1752-B 2 groschel
- 1752-D mariengroschen
- 1752-F mariengroschen
- 1752-F 2 mariengroschen
- 1752-F 4 mariengroschen
- 1752-D 2 mariengroschen
- 1752-W E 3 groscher
- 1752-S E 6 groscher
- 1752-A 1/48 thaler
- 1752-B 1/48 thaler
- 1752-A 1/24 thaler, date on reverse
- 1752-F 1/24 thaler
- 1752-A 1/12 thaler
- 1752-B 1/12 thaler
- 1752-C 1/12 thaler
- 1752-D 1/12 thaler
- 1752-F 1/12 thaler
- 1752-A 1/6 thaler, armored bust
- 1752-A 1/6 thaler, bare bust
- 1752-B 1/6 thaler
- 1752-F 1/6 thaler
- 1752-E 18 groscher
- 1752-S E 18 groscher
- 1752-B 18 kreuzer
- 1752-B quarter thaler
- 1752-B half thaler
- 1752-A thaler
- 1752-C thaler
- 1752-A halb friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1752-A halb friedrichs d'or, bare bust
- 1752-B halb friedrichs d'or
- 1752-A friedrichs d'or, bare bust
- 1752-A friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1752-B friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1752-C friedrichs d'or
- 1753-A 1/24 thaler, monogram divides the date
- 1753-G 1/24 thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1752