Prussia 1751-C friedrichs d'or Fr-2401
This specimen was lot 106 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Brandenburg/Prussia, Friedrich II. 1740-1786. Friedrichs dor 1751 C, Kleve. Brustbild im Harnisch mit Hermelin und Ordensband mit Kreuz nach rechts. Rv. Gekrönter Adler auf Fahnen und Waffen, im Abschnitt Münzzeichen C und die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 51. Jahreszahl etwas schwach ausgeprägt. Sehr schön. Äusserst selten. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II, 1740-86, frederick d'or of 1749, Cleves mint. Obverse: armored, mantled bust with sash and cross to right; reverse: crowned eagle rising over piled arms, with the mintmark dividing the date. Very fine, Extremely rare.)"
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. Cleves, in the northern part of the Rhineland, struck half friedrichs d'or (KM 56, 1753 only), friedrichs d'or (KM 52, 1751-53; KM 58, 1754-55), and double friedrichs d'or (KM 54, 1752-53), all rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 6.50 g.
Catalog reference: Olding 420. Kluge 45.1-104. Fr-2401, KM 52 (listed under Cleves).
- 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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- 1750-A friedrichs d'or, bare bust
- 1750-A friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1750-B 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, uniformed bust
- 1752-A friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1753-C halb friedrichs d’or
- Coins and currency dated 1751
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