Prussia 1825-A 1/2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2430
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This specimen was lot 3557 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,774 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. 1/2 Friedrichs d'or 1825, A. GOLD. Prachtexemplar. Fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, half frederick d'or of 1825. Prooflike, about uncirculated.)"
This halb friedrichs d'or accompanied the regular friedrichs d'or (Fr-2429) of 1825-40 but is priced higher.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.34 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 3.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM 414, Divo/S. 163; Fr-2430; Schl. 587; Olding 217.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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