Prussia 1828-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2429
This specimen was lot 4052 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,784 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Friedrichs d'or 1828, A. Kopf r. GOLD. Kl. Kratzer im Feld der Rückseite, vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, frederick d'or of 1828, head right. Scratches in the reverse field, extremely fine.)"
This friedrichs d'or was accompanied by a half friedrichs d'or (Fr-2430) and a double friedrichs d'or (Fr-2428) of 1825-40 but none are common. It was worth five thalers.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common for the type.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 6,66 g.
Catalog reference: KM 415, Divo/S. 162; Fr-2429; Schl. 575; Olding 216.
- 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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