Prussia 1781-B 1/24 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3582

This specimen was lot 3582 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €100 (about US$139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/24 Taler 1781, B, Breslau. Prägung für die Mark Brandenburg. RR Sehr schön +. Exemplar der Slg. Manfred Olding, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 10, Osnabrück 1988, Nr. 235. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, 1/24 thaler of 1781, Breslau mint, struck for the mark of Brandenburg. Very rare, very fine or better.)"

This type was struck 1764-69 and 1781-86 at Berlin, Breslau (shown here), Magdeburg (until 1766) and Königsberg. Most dates are common but this one is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a rare date.

Specification: 2.07 g, 0.222 fine silver, this specimen is 2,13 g.

Catalog reference: KM 296, Olding 160; Kluge 176.

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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