Prussia 1751-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2381

Jean Elsen sale 165, lot 907

This specimen was lot 907 in Jean Elsen sale 165 (Brussels, June 2026), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,957 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, PRUSSE, Royaume, Friedrich II (1740-1786), AV Friedrichs d'or, 1751 A, Berlin. D/ B. dr. et cuir. à d., avec une croix suspendue à son écharpe. R/ Aigle éployée sous une couronne, sur des trophées d'armes et des étendards. Rare. Griffes dans le champ au droit. Très Beau à Superbe. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II, 1740-86, gold frederick of 1751, Berlin mint. Obverse: draped and armored bust right with a cross suspended from his sash; reverse: eagle displayed under a crown, surrounded by trophies of war. Rare, hairlines in the obverse fields. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

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. This type was struck 1750-52 and 1759. A bare bust type (Fr-2392) also exists for 1752.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 6,65 g.

Catalog reference: KM 260, von Schrötter 97; Olding 400b2; Fr-2381.

Sources:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 165, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.

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• 1750-A friedrichs d'or, bare bust
• 1750-A friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
• 1750-B friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
• 1750-A doppelter friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
• 1751-A 1/48 thaler
• 1751-C stuber
• 1751-B 2 groschel
• 1751-E 3 groscher
• 1751-B 1/24 thaler, date on obverse
• 1751-A 1/12 thaler
• 1751-B 1/12 thaler
• 1751-C 1/12 thaler
• 1751-A 1/6 thaler
• 1751-B 1/6 thaler
• 1751-E 18 groscher
• 1751-W E 18 groscher
• 1751-B quarter thaler
• 1751-B half thaler
• 1751-C half thaler
• 1751-A thaler
• 1751-B thaler
• 1751-C thaler
• 1751-ICM thaler, Royal Asiatic Society
• 1751-A halb friedrichs d’or
• 1751-B halb friedrichs d’or
• 1751-B friedrichs d'or
• 1751-C friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
• 1752-A friedrichs d'or
• Coins and currency dated 1751