Prussia 1764-A 1/48 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3568

This specimen was lot 3568 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. 1/48 Taler 1764, A, Berlin. Prägung für die Mark Brandenburg. Mit zierlichem Monogramm. Herrliche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Erworben 1971. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, 1/48 thaler, Berlin mint, struck for the mark of Brandenburg. Handsome toning, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1764-70 in large quantities. After narrowly escaping complete destruction in the Seven Years' War, Frederick II henceforth pursued a much less warlike foreign policy.

Recorded mintage: 25,610,824.

Specification: 0.97 g, 0.250 fine silver, this specimen is 1,33 g.

Catalog reference: KM 295, Olding 147 Anm. 2; Kluge 190.1.

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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