Prussia 1708-CS 2/3 thaler KM-81

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Künker sale 353, lot 3176

This specimen was lot 3176 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €650 (about US$905 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. 2/3 Taler 1708, CS, Berlin. Mit durchgehender Vorderseitenumschrift. Münzmeister Christoph Stricker. Fast sehr schön/sehr schön. Erworben am 24.11.1990 von Udo Gans, Arnsberg. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, two-thirds thaler of 1708, Berlin mint, with continuous obverse legend. About very fine.)"

This type was struck at Berlin 1708-09 along with an armored bust (KM 61) and mantled bust (KM 76) type. The early gulden of Prussia are scarce but much more available than the thalers.

Recorded mintage: 77,574 (including KM 61 and KM 76).

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

Catalog reference: KM 81, Dav-288, v. Schr. 103; Olding 23.

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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