Prussia 1780-E 1/3 thaler

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Künker sale 353, part of lot 3528

This specimen was part of lot 3528 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), which sold for €190 (about US$265 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. ..c) 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. 1780 E, Königsberg. Greisenantlitz. Exemplar der Auktion Heidelberger Münzhandlung, Herbert Grün 7, Heidelberg 1992, Nr. 1760.... 4 Stück., Sehr schön. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one third thaler of 1780, Königsberg mint, old head. [One of] four pieces, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1774-86 at Berlin, Breslau and Konigsberg. This superseded KM 303 of 1764-74 which featured a youthful bust of the king. The 1/12 thaler was retired in 1772 and the 1/6 thaler was retired in 1778 but this denomination carried on to the end of the century. One third thaler was half a gulden.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.666 fine silver, this specimen is 8,20 g.

Catalog reference: KM 329, Kluge 147.6; Olding 114.

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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