Prussia 1754-B 1/12 thaler

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Künker sale 293, lot 346

This specimen was lot 346 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €320 (about US$431 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/12 Taler 1754, B, Breslau. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Feine Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II (the Great), 1740-86, twelfth thaler of 1754, Breslau mint. Very scarce, especially in this quality. Proof example, fine patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1752-55 and 1763 from Berlin, Breslau (shown here), Stettin and Königsberg.

Recorded mintage: 1,301,401.

Specification: 3.34 g, 0.437 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Olding 46 c; v. Schr. 328; Kluge 103.2, KM-268.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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