Prussia 1851-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2432

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Künker sale 400, lot 97

This specimen was lot 97 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €4,800 (about US$6,227 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861. Friedrichs d'or 1851, A. GOLD. Seltener Jahrgang. Vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William IV, 1840-61, frederick d'or of 1851. Very rare, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1841-52 and was the next to last of this denomination. All were made at Berlin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 6.67 g.

Catalog reference: KM 442, Divo/S. 165; Fr-2432; Schl. 616; Olding 357.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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