Prussia 1713-HFH 1/4 ducat Fr-2326

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Künker sale 353, lot 3257

This specimen was lot 3257 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €950 (about US$1,322 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. 1/4 Dukat 1713, HFH, Magdeburg. Mit kleiner Büste und auf der Rückseite teilt die Sonne die Umschrift. Münzmeister Heinrich Friedrich Halter. GOLD. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Erworben am 29.5.1990. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, quarter ducat of 1713, Magdeburg mint, with small bust and a sunburst dividing the reverse legend. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

All of Friedrich Wilhelm's ducats are rare and this one is no exception.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,88 g.

Catalog reference: KM 111, Fr-2326; v. Schr. 164 var; Olding 360 d.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • 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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