Prussia 1758 1/3 thaler KM-284

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Künker sale 353, lot 3782

This specimen was lot 3782 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €30 (about US$42 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. 1758, Münzzeichen Stern, Dresden. Prägung während des Siebenjährigen Krieges. Schwach ausgeprägt, sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Heinz-W. Müller 77, Solingen 1994, Nr. 2522. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one third thaler, star mintmark, Dresden mint, struck during the Seven Years War. Weakly struck, very fine.)"

This was the first time this denomination was struck in Prussia since 1741. It was actually struck on contract by a private mintmaster at the Dresden mint, then occupied by Prussian troops. It was accompanied by a twelve mariengroschen (KM E284) and a six mariengroschen (KM D284). The specification given here is that used for the postwar issue (KM 303); we suspect that it was actually debased.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.666 fine silver, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 8,05 g.

Catalog reference: KM 284, Olding 343; Kluge 341.

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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