Prussia 1742-AGP 1/48 thaler
This specimen was lot 3587 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/48 Taler 1742, AGP, Cleve. Münzmeister Anton Gottfried Pott. RR Feine Patina, winz. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Galerie des Monnaies 25, Düsseldorf 1981, Nr. 295. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, 1/48 thaler of 1742, Cleve mint. Fine patina, minor field marks, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck at Cleve 1741-50 but is noted as common. Altho valued at 1/48 thaler, this coin had 1/53 as much silver.
Recorded mintage: 426,096 for 1742-50.
Specification: 1.43 g, 0.219 fine silver, this specimen 1.37 g.
Catalog reference: KM 228, Olding 165; Kluge 195.
- 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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