Prussia 1763-C 1/24 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3790

This specimen was lot 3790 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €400 (about US$557 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/24 Taler 1763, C, Cleve. Prägung während des Siebenjährigen Krieges. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Slg. Erich Hensgen, Auktion Kölner Münzkabinett 46, Köln 1988, Nr. 712. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, 1/24 thaler of 1763, Cleve mint, struck during the Seven Years War. Extremely rare, very 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 1,69 g.

Catalog reference: KM 276, Olding 349; Kluge 351.

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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