Prussia 1825-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2429
This specimen was lot 3632 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,809 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Friedrichs d'or 1825, A. GOLD. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, frederick d'or of 1825. Very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in Berlin 1825-40 and is the last friedrichs d'or of this ruler. These coins saw hard use and are frequently found heavily worn, tho this type is slightly more available than the earlier Fr-2422.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, .194 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.65 g.
Catalog reference: KM 415, Divo/S. 162; Fr-2429; Schl. 573; Olding 216.
- 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 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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