Prussia 1781-B thaler Dav-2590

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Künker sale 353, part of lot 3494

This specimen was part of lot 3494 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), which sold for €900 (about US$1,253 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Reichstaler preuß. a) Reichstaler preuß. 1781 B, Breslau. Greisenantlitz. ...2 Stück., Kratzer, vorzüglich und sehr schön. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, thaler of 1781, Breslau mint, old head. [One of] two pieces, scratches, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at Berlin, Breslau (shown here) and Königsberg 1775-86. These coins saw hard use and are frequently found heavily worn. As they were only 0.750 fine, they were spent and the issues of other principalities hoarded.

Recorded mintage: 187,769.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, .537 troy oz AGW, this specimen is 22,18 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-2590, KM-332.2, Kluge 126.2; Olding 86.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • [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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