Prussia 1764-A 1/24 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3557

This specimen was part of lot 3557 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), which sold for €320 (about US$439 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/24 Taler a) 1/24 Taler 1764 A, Berlin. Prägung für die Mark Brandenburg. Mit breitem Monogramm. Erworben 1969. 3 Stück., Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, 1/24 thaler of 1764, Berlin mint, struck for the mark of Brandenburg, with broad monogram. [One of] three pieces, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1764-66, 1769, 1781-86 in large quantities at several mints altho nice specimens are scarce.

Recorded mintage: 6,311,304.

Specification: 2.07 g, 0.222 fine silver, this specimen is 1,56 g.

Catalog reference: KM 296, Kluge 173.1; Olding 139 a.

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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1765-A thaler
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