Prussia 1752-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2381
This specimen was lot 107 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 1752 A, Berlin. Brustbild im Harnisch mit Ordensband und Kreuz nach rechts. Rv. Adler auf Schild mit A zwischen Fahnen und Waffen, oben die Krone, im Abschnitt die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 52. Seltener Jahrgang. Fast sehr schön. Kleiner Randfehler. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II, 1740-86, frederick d'or of 1752, Berlin mint. Obverse: armored bust with sash and cross to right; reverse: eagle with shield rising over piled arms, crown above dividing date. Rare date, About very fine, Minor edge nick.)"
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 6.36 g.
Catalog reference: Olding 400b2. Kluge 38.3-91. Fr-2381, KM 260.
- 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:
- 1751-A halb friedrichs d’or
- 1751-B halb friedrichs d’or
- 1751-B friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1751-C friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1752-D quarter stuber, date on obverse
- 1752-D quarter stuber, date on reverse
- 1752-F 4 gute pfennig
- 1752-D 4 pfennig
- 1752-E groschen
- 1752-B kreuzer
- 1752-B 3 kreuzer
- 1752-B 2 groschel
- 1752-D mariengroschen
- 1752-F mariengroschen
- 1752-F 2 mariengroschen
- 1752-F 4 mariengroschen
- 1752-D 2 mariengroschen
- 1752-W E 3 groscher
- 1752-S E 6 groscher
- 1752-A 1/48 thaler
- 1752-B 1/48 thaler
- (1752)-A 1/24 thaler, muled dies
- 1752-A 1/24 thaler, date on reverse
- 1752-A 1/12 thaler, bare bust
- 1752-B 1/12 thaler
- 1752-C 1/12 thaler
- 1752-D 1/12 thaler
- 1752-F 1/12 thaler
- 1752-A 1/6 thaler, armored bust
- 1752-A 1/6 thaler, bare bust
- 1752-B 1/6 thaler
- 1752-F 1/6 thaler
- 1752-E 18 groscher
- 1752-S E 18 groscher
- 1752-B 18 kreuzer
- 1752-B quarter thaler
- 1752-B half thaler
- 1752-A thaler
- 1752-C thaler
- 1752-A halb friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1752-A halb friedrichs d'or, bare bust
- 1752-A friedrichs d'or, bare bust
- 1752-B friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
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