Prussia 1797-B friedrichs d'or Fr-2418
This specimen was lot 1833 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,897 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797. Friedrichs d'or 1797, B, Breslau. GOLD. R Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick WIlliam II, 1786-97, frederick d'or of 1797, Breslau mint. Rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This is the last year of issue for the friedrichs d'or of Friedrich Wilhelm II. Breslau mint issues have lower mintages than the Berlin mint product for most years but the SCWC does not award them a premium.
Recorded mintage: 28,165.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 6.66 g.
Catalog reference: KM 349, Fr-2418; J. 100; Olding 61.
- 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 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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