Prussia 1765-F 1/3 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3542

This specimen was lot 3542 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €340 (about US$473 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. 1765, F, Magdeburg. Berliner Typ. Von großer Seltenheit. Justiert, fast sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Winter 51, Düsseldorf 1986, Nr. 484. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-third thaler of 1765, Magdeburg mint, Berlin bust. Extremely rare, adjusted, about very fine.)"

Altho this type was struck 1764-74, this is a rare date. One third thaler was half a gulden.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.666 fine silver, this specimen is 8,18 g.

Catalog reference: KM 303, Olding 125; Kluge 148.2.

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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