Prussia 1765-A 2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2405

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Sincona sale 46, lot 133

This specimen was lot 133 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 5,000 CHF (about US$6,000 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Brandenburg/Prussia, Friedrich II. 1740-1786. 2 Friedrichs dor 1765 A, Berlin. Nackte Büste mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts. Rv. Gekrönter Adler auf Fahnen und Waffen, darüber die Jahreszahl 1765, im Abschnitt Münzzeichen A. Gutes sehr schön. Winzige Kratzer. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II, 1740-86, double frederick d'or of 1765, Berlin mint. Obverse: bare, laureate bust to right; reverse: crowned eagle rising over piled arms, mintmark dividing date below. Good very fine, Tiny scratches.)"

This type was struck in Berlin 1764-71 and 1775. It traded for ten thalers. Frederick the Great emerged victorious from the Seven Years War but it was a very near thing, with only the death of the empress Elizabeth in 1761 saving Prussia from utter destruction.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.36 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 13.27 g.

Catalog reference: Olding 432. Kluge 109.2-386. Fr-2405, KM 310.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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