Prussia 1750-B friedrichs d'or Fr-2385
This specimen was lot 96 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,500 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Brandenburg/Prussia, Friedrich II. 1740-1786. Friedrichs dor 1750 B, Breslau. Brustbild im Harnisch und Ordensband nach rechts. Rv. Adler auf Schild mit B, auf beiden Seiten Fahnen und Waffen, oben die Krone, im Abschnitt die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 50. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. Leichte Fassungsspuren. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II, 1740-86, frederick d'or of 1750, Breslau mint. Obverse: armored bust with sash and cross to right; reverse: eagle with shield rising over piled arms, crown above dividing the date. Very rare, Very fine, Minor traces of mounting.)"
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 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. 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: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 6.51 g.
Catalog reference: Olding 411b. Kluge 41-a. Fr-2385, KM 930a (listed under Silesia).
- 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.
Link to:
- 1749-CHI halb friedrichs d'or
- 1749-ALS friedrichs d'or
- 1749-W AHE friedrichs d'or, Breslau mint
- 1749-ALS doppelter friedrichs d'or
- 1749-W AHE doppelter friedrichs d'or, Breslau mint
- 1750-A quarter thaler
- 1750-A thaler
- 1750-B thaler
- Pfalz 1750 ducat Fr-2034b
- 1750-A halb friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1750-A halb friedrichs d'or, bare bust
- 1750-A friedrichs d'or, bare bust
- 1750-A friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1750-A doppelter friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1751-B friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- Coins and currency dated 1750
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