Prussia 1713-HFH 2/3 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3189

This specimen was lot 3189 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €380 (about US$529 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. 2/3 Taler 1713 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1712 geändert), HFH, Magdeburg. Münzmeister Heinrich Friedrich Halter. Seltener Jahrgang. Kl. Randfehler, etwas porös, sehr schön. Exemplar der Slg. Prof. Wiemers u. a. Auktion Kricheldorf 49, Freiburg 2017, Nr. 1061. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, two-thirds thaler of 1713 (1713/2 overdate), Magdeburg mint. Rare date, minor edge defects, slightly porous, very fine.)"

This type was struck at Magdeburg 1706-13. Despite the generally small issue, it is much more available than the contemporary thalers.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 17.32 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 17.20 g.

Catalog reference: KM 67, Dav-zu 293; v. Schr. 146; Olding 40 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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