Prussia 1765-A 1/6 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3487

This specimen was lot 3487 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €70 (about US$96 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/6 Reichstaler preuß. 1765, A, Berlin. Berliner Typ. Kl. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön +. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one sixth thaler of 1765, Berlin mint, Berlin type. Minor planchet flaws, very fine or better.)"

This type was struck 1764-70, 1780 and 1786 at Berlin, Cleve, Breslau and Königsberg and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.35 g, 0.521 fine silver, this specimen is 5,09 g.

Catalog reference: KM 299, Olding 81; Kluge 154.2.

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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