Prussia 1766-B 1/2 friedrichs d’or Fr-2409

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Künker sale 294, lot 3533

This specimen was lot 3533 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €6,500 (about US$8,761 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/2 Friedrichs d'or 1766, B, Breslau. GOLD. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr attraktives Exemplar mit feinem Prägeglanz, min. justiert, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, half frederick d'or of 1766, Breslau mint. Very scarce in this condition. Very attractive example with fine luster, minor adjustment marks, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck in Breslau, Silesia, in 1757, 1765-75. This type was also struck at Berlin (Fr-2408) 1765, 1769-74 and is priced higher than the Breslau mint issue.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.34 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 3.32 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-2409; Olding 441; Kluge 118.2, KM 996 (listed under Silesia).

Source:

  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.

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