Prussia 1705-BH 1/48 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3208

This specimen was lot 3208 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €700 (about US$974 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. 1/48 Taler 1705, BH, Minden. Münzmeister Bastian Hille. Von großer Seltenheit. Etwas rauher Schrötling, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Herbert Grönegreß Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 14, Osnabrück 1989, Nr. 538. Erworben am 6.5.1993 von Manfred Olding, Osnabrück. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, 1/48 thaler of 1705, Minden mint. Extremely rare, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1705 only. The Minden mint served the Hohenzollerns' western holdings, Cleve, Ravensberg, Gelderland and Mark, which mint was later moved to Cleve.

Recorded mintage: 188,600.

Specification: 1.59 g, 0.187 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 1.27 g.

Catalog reference: KM 58, v. Schr. 382; Olding 60.

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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