Prussia 1751-B 1/2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2402

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Sincona sale 46, lot 104

This specimen was lot 104 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$900 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Brandenburg/Prussia, Friedrich II. 1740-1786. 1/2 Friedrichs dor 1751 B, Breslau. Grösseres Brustbild im Harnisch mit Ordensband ohne Kreuz nach rechts. Rv. Gekrönter Adler auf Fahnen und Waffen, unten Schild mit B und die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 51. Fast sehr schön. Kleine Henkelspur. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II, 1740-86, half frederick d'or of 1751, Breslau mint. Obverse: armored bust with sash to right; reverse: crowned eagle rising over piled arms. About very fine, Small mount mark.)"

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 rare halb friedrichs d'or of 1750-53 instituted the use of the "B" mintmark for the Breslau mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.34 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 3.19 g.

Catalog reference: Olding 415a. Kluge 52.2-a. Fr-2402, KM 939 (listed under Silesia).

Source:

  • 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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