Prussia 1842-A 1/2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2433

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Künker sale 353, lot 4098

This specimen was lot 4098 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,670 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861. 1/2 Friedrichs d'or 1842, A. GOLD. Kratzer im Randbereich der Vorderseite, sonst vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Möller 21, Kassel 1997, Nr. 1028. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William IV, 1840-61, half frederick d'or of 1842. Scratches on the obverse rim, otherwise extremely fine.)"

This type was struck in Berlin 1841-46 and 1849 and is listed in the SCWC as a half "frederick d'or." The last 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 The gold krone was in turn superseded by the gold twenty mark of the German Empire.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 halb friedrichs d'or was worth 2½ thalers.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.34 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 3.32 g.

Catalog reference: KM 441, Divo/S. 166; Fr-2433; Schl. 619; Olding 359.

Source:

  • 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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