Prussia 1702-HFH 1/12 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3191

This specimen was lot 3191 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €180 (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. 1/12 Taler 1702, HFH, Magdeburg. Münzmeister Heinrich Friedrich Halter. Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Möller 9, Kassel 1992, Nr. 1426. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, one-twelfth thaler of 1702, Magdeburg mint. About extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at Magdeburg 1701-13.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.60 g, 0.437 fine silver, this specimen 3.81 g.

Catalog reference: KM 8, v. Schr. 192; Olding 43.

Source:

  • 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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