Prussia 1753-C thaler Dav-2584

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Künker sale 353, lot 3434

This specimen was lot 3434 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €280 (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Reichstaler preuß. 1753, C, Cleve. Mit Kerbrand. Schön. Exemplar der Slg. Erich Hensgen, Auktion Kölner Münzkabinett 46, Köln 1988, Nr. 678. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, thaler of 1753, Cleve mint, with reeded edge. Fine.)"

This type was struck 1751-53 but is fairly scarce. Other thalers were struck at Breslau (Dav-2583) and Berlin (Dav-2582) in 1750-52. Despite the bold label, "EIN REICHS THALER," it was not, being reduced in weight and fineness.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 22.72 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 21,49 g.

Catalog reference: KM 266, Dav-2584; Olding 47 c; Kluge 65.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • [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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