Prussia 1753-A 1/2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2393
This specimen was lot 114 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 1,250 CHF (about US$1,500 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Brandenburg/Prussia, Friedrich II. 1740-1786. 1/2 Friedrichs dor 1753 A, Berlin. Nackte Büste nach rechts. Rv. Gekrönter Adler auf Fahnen und Waffen, oben die Jahreszahl 1753, unten Münzzeichen A. Gutes sehr schön. Feine Patina. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II, 1740-86, half frederick d'or of 1753, Berlin mint. Obverse: bare bust to right; reverse: crowned eagle rising over piled arms. Good very fine, Nicely toned.)"
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 1752-53.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.34 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 3.27 g.
Catalog reference: Olding 406b. Kluge 50.2-114, Fr-2393, KM 271.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
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- 1752-A halb friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1752-A halb friedrichs d'or, bare bust
- 1752-A friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1752-A friedrichs d'or, bare bust
- 1752-B friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1753-D quarter stuber
- 1753 duit, Cleves mint
- 1753-C 2 stuber
- 1753-D 4 pfennig
- 1753-D mariengroschen
- 1753-E 2 groscher
- 1753-E 3 groscher
- 1753-St E 3 groscher
- 1753-B 18 kreuzer
- 1753-St E 6 groscher
- 1753-E 6 groscher
- 1753-G 6 groscher
- 1753-A 8 gute groschen
- 1753-F 8 gute groschen
- 1753-G 8 gute groschen
- 1753-E 18 groscher
- 1753-G 18 groscher
- 1753-F 1/48 thaler
- 1753-G 1/48 thaler
- 1753-A 1/24 thaler, monogram divides the date
- 1753-G 1/24 thaler
- 1753-A 1/12 thaler
- 1753-B 1/12 thaler
- 1753-C 1/6 thaler
- 1753-D 1/6 thaler
- 1753-F 1/6 thaler
- 1753-G 1/6 thaler
- 1753-C thaler
- 1753-C halb friedrichs d'or, bare bust
- 1754-A ducat
- Coins and currency dated 1753
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