Prussia 1768-B 1/4 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3499

This specimen was lot 3499 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €60 (about US$84 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/4 Reichstaler preuß. 1768, B, Breslau. Fast sehr schön. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, quarter thaler of 1768, Breslau mint. About very fine.)"

This type was struck 1764-68. It is one of the few times this denomination was struck in any quantity.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.56 g, silver, this specimen is 5.45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 301, Olding 91; Kluge 151.

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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