Prussia 1766-A 1/48 thaler
This specimen was lot 3569 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €65 (about US$91 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/48 Taler 1766, A, Berlin. Prägung für die Mark Brandenburg. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Möller 26, Kassel 2000, Nr. 389. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, 1/48 thaler of 1766, Berlin mint, struck for the mark of Brandenburg, very fine to extremely fine.)"
The SCWC reports that 397 million of this type were struck 1764-70 with another 396 million of the following type (KM 327) 1771-80. This coin should be common in all grades yet choice examples are scarce.
Recorded mintage: 68,709,470.
Specification: 0.97 g, 0.250 fine silver, this specimen is 1,42 g.
Catalog reference: KM 295, Olding 147; Kluge 190.3.
- 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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