Prussia 1704-CS 2/3 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3170

This specimen was lot 3170 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €460 (about US$640 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. 2/3 Taler 1704, CS, Berlin. Mit BORVSSIAE · EL · BR · am Ende der Vorderseitenumschrift und breitere Büste. Münzmeister Christoph Stricker. Seltener Jahrgang. Patina, min. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Emporium 71, Hamburg 2014, Nr. 1296. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, two-thirds thaler of 1704, Berlin mint, with BORVSSIAE·EL·BR· at the end of the obverse legend and wider bust. Rare date, toned, minor planchet flaws, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at Berlin 1701-09. Several other types of gulden appeared during this time.

Recorded mintage: 66,552.

Specification: 17.32 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 17,19 g.

Catalog reference: KM 12, Dav-286; v. Schr. 82; Olding 16 b.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • 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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