Prussia 1764-A 1/2 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3474

This specimen was lot 3474 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €80 (about US$111 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/2 Reichstaler preuß. 1764, A, Berlin. Auf der rechten Seite der Waffengruppe 4 Spitzen. Sehr schön. Erworben am 19.5.1984. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, half thaler of 1764. The right weapons group has four points. Very fine.)"

This type, struck 1764-67 at multiple mints, is fairly cheap in circulated condition.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.13 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen is 10,70 g.

Catalog reference: KM 304, Olding 71 b 1; Kluge 135.

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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