Prussia 1763-B 1/24 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3789

This specimen was lot 3789 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €320 (about US$445 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/24 Taler 1763, B, Breslau. Prägung während des Siebenjährigen Krieges. RR Fast vorzüglich. Erworben am 25.10.1994. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, 1/24 thaler of 1763, Breslau mint, struck during the Seven Years War. Very rare, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1753-57 and 1763. This is an unlisted date. The year 1763 marks the first year of peace after the near-disastrous Seven Years' War.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.08 g, 0.312 fine silver, 22 mm diameter, this specimen is 2,17 g.

Catalog reference: KM 276, Olding 348 (this example); Kluge 350.

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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