Prussia 1841-A friedrichs d'or
This specimen was lot 20979 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $4,887.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Prussia. Friedrich Wilhelm IV gold Friedrich d'Or 1841A, MS65 NGC, superb prooflike surfaces with glittering mint brilliance, a dazzling coin in all respects and decidedly rare in this superior quality." This type was struck in Berlin 1825-40 and is listed in the SCWC as a "frederick d'or." The last friedrichs d'or was struck in 1855 (KM 469) and was replaced by the gold half krone (KM 493, struck 1862-69), which contained about 70/83 of the gold in the previous denomination. The gold half krone was in turn superseded by the gold ten mark of the German Empire.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-2432; KM 442.
- 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
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
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