Prussia 1765-D 1/12 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3521

This specimen was lot 3521 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €220 (about US$306 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/12 Taler 1765, D, Aurich. Berliner Typ. Sehr schön. Erworben am 1.5.1980. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-twelfth thaler of 1765, Aurich mint. Very fine.)"

The regular 1/12 thaler (KM 298) was struck 1764-71 at Berlin, Cleve and Breslau and is common. This varies from the regular issue by being heavier yet lower in fineness. This particular version was struck 1765-68 and is scarce. It circulated in East Friesland.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.71 g, 0.375 fine silver, 22 mm diameter, this specimen is 3.66 g.

Catalog reference: KM C237 (listed under East Friesland), Olding 108; Kluge 165.2.

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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