Prussia 1766-A 1/2 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3477

This specimen was lot 3477 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €240 (about US$334 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/2 Reichstaler preuß. 1766, A, Berlin. Berliner Typ. Sehr schön. Erworben im Dezember 1999. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, half thaler of 1766, Berlin mint. Very fine.)"

Half thalers were not a common denomination in Prussia. This type was minted at Berlin, Königsberg, Breslau and Magdeburg 1764-67 and is somewhat available.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: 11.13 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen is 11,05 g.

Catalog reference: KM 304, Olding 72 a; Kluge 136.2.

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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