Prussia 1840-A 2 friedrichs d’or Fr-2428

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Sincona sale 54, lot 184

This specimen was lot 184 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 2,200 CHF (about US$2,618 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND | Brandenburg / Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. 2 Friedrichs dor 1840 A, Berlin. Vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, double frederick d'or of 1840, Berlin mint. Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck in Berlin 1825-40 and is listed in the SCWC as a "frederick d'or." The last double friedrichs d'or was struck in 1855 (KM 470) and was replaced by the gold krone (KM 492, struck 1861-70), which contained about 70/83 of the gold in the previous denomination. The gold krone was in turn superseded by the gold twenty mark of the German Empire. The gold doppelter friedrichs d'or was worth about 3½ ducats. See Denmark 1866-HC 2 christians d'or for a similar coin from Denmark.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: 13.36 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 13,34 g.

Catalog reference: Olding 215. Divo/S. 161. Fr-2428, KM 416.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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