Prussia 1750-A 2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2378
This specimen was lot 89 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$3,840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Brandenburg/Prussia, Friedrich II. 1740-1786. 2 Friedrichs dor 1750 A, Berlin. Brustbild im Harnisch mit Hermelin und Ordensband mit Kreuz nach rechts. Rv. Adler auf Schild mit A zwischen Waffen, oben die Krone, im Abschnitt die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 50. Gutes sehr schön. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II, 1740-86, double frederick d'or of 1750, Berlin mint. Obverse: armored, mantled bust with sash and cross to right; reverse: eagle with shield rising over piled arms, crown above, dividing the date. Good very fine, Minor planchet flaw.)"
Altho Frederick began his reign by minting ducats, in 1741 he switched to friedrichs d'or, a renamed version of the wilhelm d'or minted by his father. The early issues, such as this one of 1750-51, are rare, but the coin later came to be quite common and was imitated by other North German states as a five thaler gold coin. This rare double friedrichs d'or was worth ten thalers. In 1750, the mints were reorganized and the mintmaster's initials dropped in favor of mintmarks (A = Berlin, B = Breslau, C = Cleve, D = Aurich, E = Konigsberg, F = Magdeburg and G = Stettin).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.36 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 13.22 g.
Catalog reference: Olding 396. Kluge 31-73. Fr-2378, KM 261.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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