Prussia 1766-B 1/12 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3505

This specimen was part of lot 3505 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), which sold for €170 (about US$237 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/12 Taler a) 1/12 Taler 1766 B, Breslau. Berliner Typ. Exemplar der Auktion Berliner Münz-Cabinet 10, Berlin 1979, Nr. 3206. ...2 Stück., Sehr schön und fast vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one twelfth thaler of 1766, Breslau mint, Berlin type. Very fine. [One of] two pieces.)"

This type was struck 1764-71 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: 3.34 g, 0.437 fine silver, this specimen is 3,80 g.

Catalog reference: KM 298, Kluge 162.3; Olding 95.

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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