Prussia 1802-A 1/2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2424
This specimen was lot 3629 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,163 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. 1/2 Friedrichs d'or 1802, A. GOLD. Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, fast sehr schön. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, half frederick d'or. Planchet flaws, nice very fine.)"
This type was struck in Berlin 1798-1816 and is the first halb friedrichs d'or of this ruler. These coins saw hard use and are frequently found heavily worn.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.34 g, 0.903 fine gold, .097 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.26 g.
Catalog reference: KM 382, Divo/S. 156; Fr-2424; Schl. 549; Olding 211 a.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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