Prussia 1855-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2435
This specimen was lot 4096 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$5,289 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861. Friedrichs d'or 1855, A. GOLD. Prachtexemplar. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 73, Osnabrück 2002, Nr. 6510. Der vorliegende Münztyp ab 1853 mit älterem Porträt. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William IV, 1840-61, frederick d'or of 1855. Choice example, stremely fine to uncirculated. The older portrait was introduced in 1853.)"
The last friedrichs d'or was struck in 1855 (KM 469, shown here) and was replaced by the gold half krone (KM 493, struck 1861-69), 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 The gold krone was in turn superseded by the gold twenty mark of the German Empire. This scarce issue is listed for 1853-55.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 6.68 g.
Catalog reference: KM 469, Divo/S. 168; Fr-2435; Schl. 630; Olding 358.
- 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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