Prussia 1794-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2417
This specimen was lot 3888 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,340 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797. Friedrichs d'or 1794, A, Berlin. GOLD. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 343, Frankfurt/Main 1995, Nr. 1853. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William II, 1786-97, frederick d'or of 1794, Berlin mint. Very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in Berlin and Breslau 1786-97 and is the only friedrichs d'or of this ruler. These coins saw hard use and are frequently found heavily worn.
Recorded mintage: 135,031.
Specification: 6.682 g, 0.903 fine gold, .194 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.63 g.
Catalog reference: KM 349, Fr-2417; J. 100; Olding 60.
- 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]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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