Prussia 1764-F 1/12 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3547

This specimen was lot 3547 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €40 (about US$56 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/12 Taler 1764, F, Magdeburg. Mit privatem Gegenstempel des 18. Jahrhunderts auf der Vorderseite. Sehr schön. Erworben am 3.12.1989 von Udo Gans, Arnsberg. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-twelfth thaler of 1768, Magdeburg mint, with private counterstamp on the obverse. Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1764-72 in large quantities at several mints altho nice specimens are scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specification: 3.34 g, 0.437 fine silver, this specimen is 3,72 g.

Catalog reference: KM 311, Olding 130; Kluge 167.1.

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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