Prussia 1806-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2422
This specimen was lot 6514 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,963 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Friedrichs d'or 1806, A. GOLD. Kl. Flecken, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, frederick d'or of 1806. Some flecks, about extremely fine.)"
This denomination was introduced as a wilhelm d'or in 1737 during the reign of Friedrich Wilhelm I (r. 1713-40) but continued as a friedrichs d'or during the rule of Frederick the Great (r. 1740-86). This type was issued 1798-1816. The denomination, worth five thaler, was retired in 1855.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 6.64 g.
Catalog reference: KM 371, Divo/S. 154; Fr-2422; Schl. 534; Olding 209.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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