Prussia 1707-CS 1/3 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3179

This specimen was lot 3179 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,809 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. 1/3 Taler 1707, CS, Berlin. Münzmeister Christoph Stricker. Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Galerie des Monnaies 22, Düsseldorf 1979, Nr. 78. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, one-third thaler of 1707, Berlin mint. Very rare, fine patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This half gulden was struck 1701-07 and 1711.

Recorded mintage: 4,315.

Specification: 8.66 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 8.32 g.

Catalog reference: KM 11, v. Schr. 158; Olding 26 (this example).

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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