Prussia 1752-F 1/6 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3453

This specimen was lot 3453 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/6 Reichstaler preuß. 1752, F, Magdeburg. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-sixth thaler of 1752, Magdeburg mint, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at several mints 1750-55. Many varieties exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.35 g, 0.521 fine silver, this specimen 5.23 g.

Catalog reference: KM 252, Olding 63; Kluge 96.1.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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