Prussia 1746-GK 1/48 thaler
This specimen was part of lot 3586 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), which sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/48 Taler ...c) 1/48 Taler 1746 GK, Cleve. Münzmeister Georg Küster. Erworben am 8.12.1991. 3 Stück., Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, 1/48 thaler of 1746, Cleve mint. [One of] three pieces, field marks, very fine to 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, 19 mm diameter, this specimen 1,60 g.
Catalog reference: KM 228, Kluge 196.3; Olding 164.
- 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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