Prussia 1771-A 1/12 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3491

This specimen was lot 3491 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €420 (about US$585 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/12 Taler 1771, A, Berlin. Berliner Typ. Vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one twelfth thaler of 1771, Berlin mint, Berlin type. Extremely fine.)"

This is the final date of a type struck 1764-71. An issue in 1772 from Königsberg terminated the denomination.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.34 g, 0.437 fine silver, this specimen is 3,70 g.

Catalog reference: KM 298, Olding 83; Kluge 161.6 C/a.

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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