Prussia 1757-F 1/6 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3456

This specimen was lot 3456 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €420 (about US$585 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/6 Reichstaler preuß. 1757, F, Magdeburg. Äußerst seltener Jahrgang. Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 9, Dortmund 1997, Nr. 535. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-sixth thaler of 1756, Magdeburg mint. Very rare date, minor field marks, very fine.)"

This type was struck at several mints 1752-59, 1763-64. Many varieties exist. This date is not listed in the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specification: 5.35 g, 0.521 fine silver, this specimen 4.81 g.

Catalog reference: KM 269, Olding 64; Kluge 97.3.

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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