Prussia 1746-ICG 1/24 thaler
This specimen was lot 3588 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,505 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/24 Taler 1746, ICG, Esens. Münzmeister Johann Christian Gittermann. Von großer Seltenheit. Kl. Kratzer, sehr schön. Erworben am 2.11.1982. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, 1/24 thaler of 1746, Aurich mint. Extremely rare, minor scratches, very fine.)"
This mintmaster is listed as having toiled at the Aurich mint 1735-47. This coin was valued at 1/24 thaler yet contained only 1/26 as much silver.
Recorded mintage: 21,000.
Specification: 2.08 g, 0.312 fine silver, this specimen 1.80 g.
Catalog reference: KM 199 (listed under East Friesland), Olding 166; Kluge 178.
- 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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