Prussia 1703-CS 1/12 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3180

This specimen was lot 3180 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €100 (about US$139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. 1/12 Taler 1703, CS, Berlin. Münzmeister Christoph Stricker. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Erworben am 3.11.1972. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, one twelfth thaler of 1703, Berlin mint. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at Berlin 1701-13.

Recorded mintage: 788,143 for 1702-03.

Specification: 3.60 g, 0.437 fine silver, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 7, v. Schr. 167; Olding 28.

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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