Prussia 1753-G 1/6 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3460

This specimen was lot 3460 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €700 (about US$974 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/6 Reichstaler preuß. 1753, G, Stettin. Das Münzzeichen G zwischen Eicheln. RR Feine Patina, fast vorzüglich. Erworben am 5.11.2014 von Manfred Olding, Osnabrück. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-sixth thaler of 1753, Stettin mint, the mintmark between acorns. Very rare, fine patina, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at several mints 1752-59, 1763-64. Many varieties exist. This is a scarce date as the Stettin mint operated only briefly.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.35 g, 0.521 fine silver, this specimen 5,49 g.

Catalog reference: KM 269, Olding 67; Kluge 98.1 a.

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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