View source for Prussia 1750-B 1/12 thaler

[[Image:K353-3420.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 3420]]
[[Image:K353-3423.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 3423]]
[[Image:K353-3424.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 3424]]

The first specimen was lot 3420 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €150 (about US$209 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/12 Taler 1750, B, Breslau. R Vorzüglich +. Exemplar der Auktion Berliner Münz-Cabinet 10, Berlin 1979, Nr. 3131.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-twelfth thaler of 1750, Breslau mint. Rare, extremely fine or better.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 3423 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €360 (about US$501 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/12 Taler 1750, B, Breslau. RR Min. Schrötlingsfehler, fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 64, Osnabrück 2001, Nr. 4084.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-twelfth thaler of 1750, Breslau mint. Very rare, minor field marks, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The third specimen was lot 3424 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €100 (about US$139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/12 Taler 1750, B, Breslau. Größerer Kopf. Mit FRICERICVS in der Vorderseitenumschrift. RR Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 8, Dortmund 1997, Nr. 429.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-twelfth thaler of 1750, Breslau mint, larger head, with "FRICERICVS" in the obverse legend. Very rare, field marks, very fine.)"</blockquote> We show here three very different varieties of this denomination, struck at Breslau in 1750. In 1750, the mints were reorganized and the mintmaster's initials dropped in favor of mintmarks (A = Berlin, B = Breslau, C = Cleve, D = Aurich, E = Konigsberg, F = Magdeburg and G = Stettin).

''Recorded mintage:'' 4,567,068.

''Specification:'' 3.34 g, 0.437 fine silver, the first specimen 3.51 g; the second specimen 3.36 g; the third specimen 3,67 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 251 (armored bust), the first specimen Olding 40; Kluge 101; the second specimen Olding 41 (this example); Kluge 102.1; the third specimen Olding 42 b; Kluge 102.1. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>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. 

''Link to:''
* [[Prussia 1746-EGN 1/12 thaler|1746-EGN 1/12 thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1746-ICG 1/12 thaler|1746-ICG 1/12 thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1750-AHE 2 groschel|1750-AHE 2 groschel]]
* [[Prussia 1750-B 1/48 thaler|1750-B 1/48 thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1750-A 1/6 thaler|1750-A 1/6 thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1750-B 1/6 thaler|1750-B 1/6 thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1750-A 1/4 thaler|1750-A quarter thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1750-A 1/2 thaler|1750-A half thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1750-A thaler Dav-2582|1750-A thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1750-B thaler Dav-2583|1750-B thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1750-A 1/2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2387|1750-A ''halb friedrichs d'or'', uniformed bust]]
* [[Prussia 1750-A 1/2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2397|1750-A ''halb friedrichs d'or'', bare bust]]
* [[Prussia 1750-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2381|1750-A ''friedrichs d'or'' uniformed bust]]
* [[Prussia 1750-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2389|1750-A ''friedrichs d'or'', bare bust]]
* [[Prussia 1750-B friedrichs d'or Fr-2385|1750-B ''friedrichs d'or'', uniformed bust]]
* [[Prussia 1750-A 2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2378|1750-A ''doppelter friedrichs d'or'', uniformed bust]]
* [[Prussia 1751-A 1/48 thaler|1751-A 1/48 thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1751-B 1/24 thaler KM-264|1751-B 1/24 thaler, date on obverse]]
* [[Prussia 1751-A 1/12 thaler|1751-A 1/12 thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1751-B 1/12 thaler|1751-B 1/12 thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1751-C 1/12 thaler|1751-C 1/12 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1750]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]