Prussia 1719-IGN 2/3 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3266

This specimen was lot 3266 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,784 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. 2/3 Taler 1719, IGN, Berlin. Mit EL · BRAND · am Ende der Vorderseitenumschrift und der Signatur I · G · - N · auf der Rückseite. Münzmeister Johann Georg Neubauer. R Herrliche Patina, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, two-thirds thaler of 1719, Berlin mint, with "EL · BRAND ·" at the end of the obverse legend and engraver's initials on the reverse. Rare, handsome patina, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1719-24 but this is a rare date.

Recorded mintage: 64,884.

Specification: 17.32 g, 0.750 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, this specimen 17,44 g.

Catalog reference: KM 178, Dav-301; v. Schr. 245; Olding 221 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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