Prussia 1724-CG 1/12 thaler
This specimen was lot 3291 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €140 (about US$195 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. 1/12 Taler 1724, CG, Königsberg. Münzmeister Caspar Geelhaar. RR Winz. Kratzer, sehr schön +. Erworben am 20.10.1983 von Manfred Olding, Osnabrück. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, 1/24 thaler of 1724, Königsberg mint. Very rare, minor scratches, very fine to better.)"
This type was struck 1724-28 at Königsberg and seems to be fairly common.
Recorded mintage: 153,096.
Specification: 3.60 g, 0.437 fine silver, 22-23 mm diameter, this specimen 3.58 g.
Catalog reference: KM 201, v. Schr. 393; Olding 267.
- 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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