Prussia 1769-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2406
This specimen was lot 75060 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. Friedrich d'Or, 1769-A. Berlin Mint. Frederich II. PCGS AU-58. Gorgeously near-Mint, this radiant gold issue delivers powerful luster and detail. Some light adjustment marks, but little sign of post-mint handling." Gold coins of eighteenth century Prussia are scarce as, despite Frederick the Great's strenuous efforts to build up the local economy, Prussia remained a poor and backward country. This type was struck in Berlin (shown here) and Breslau (Fr-2407) 1764-75. It traded for five thalers.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-2406; KM-309.
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- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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