Prussia 1827-A 1/2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2430
This specimen was lot 4054 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,619 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. 1/2 Friedrichs d'or 1827, A. Kopf r. GOLD. Prachtexemplar. Fast Stempelglanz. Erworben am 30.11.2006. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, half frederick d'or of 1827, head right. Choice example, about uncirculated.)"
This halb friedrichs d'or accompanied the regular friedrichs d'or (Fr-2429) of 1825-40 but is priced higher. It was worth 2½ thalers.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common for the type.
Specification: 3.34 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 3,34 g.
Catalog reference: KM 414, Divo/S. 163; Fr-2430; Schl. 588; Olding 217.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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