Prussia 1740-EGN 1/12 thaler KM-226

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Künker sale 353, lot 3371

This specimen was lot 3371 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €280 (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/12 Taler 1740, EGN, Berlin. Münzmeister Ernst Georg Neubauer. R Sehr schön. Erworben am 24.11.1990 von Udo Gans, Arnsberg. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-twelfth thaler of 1740, Berlin mint. Rare, very fine.)"

This denomination was struck for Friedrich Wilhelm (KM 216) and for Friedrich II (shown here). This type was struck 1740-46.

Recorded mintage: 504,708.

Specification: 3.60 g, 0.437 fine silver, this specimen 3.56 g.

Catalog reference: KM 226, Olding 4; Kluge 26.

Source:

  • 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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