Prussia 1809-A friedrichs d'or

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Sincona sale 22, lot 1048
Künker sale 264, lot 3631

The first specimen was lot 1048 in Sincona sale 22 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 925 CHF (about US$1,162 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Brandenburg-Preussen, Königreich, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840 Friedrich dor 1809. Berlin. Sehr schön. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, Frederick d'or of 1809, Berlin mint, very fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 3631 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,033 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Friedrichs d'or 1809, A. GOLD. Bearbeitungsstelle am Rand, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, frederick d'or of 1809. Tooling on edge, very fine to 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 from Berlin (shown here) and Breslau. The denomination, worth five thaler, was retired in 1855.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: 6.682 g, 0.903 fine gold, .194 troy oz AGW, the first specimen 6.62 g, the second specimen 6.63 g.

Catalog reference: Divo/S. 154; Olding 209. Schl. 537. Fr-2422, KM 371.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Collection Fumatori, Auction 22, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
  • [2]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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