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This specimen was lot 3187 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €700 (about US$974 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. 2/3 Taler 1711, HFH, Magdeburg. Münzmeister Heinrich Friedrich Halter. Hübsche Patina, fast vorzüglich. Erworben am 28.5.1993 von Wolfgang Rittig, Schwelm.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick I, 1701-13, two-thirds thaler of 1711, Magdeburg mint. Nice patina, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at Magdeburg 1706-13. Despite the generally small issue, it is much more available than the contemporary thalers. | This specimen was lot 3187 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €700 (about US$974 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. 2/3 Taler 1711, HFH, Magdeburg. Münzmeister Heinrich Friedrich Halter. Hübsche Patina, fast vorzüglich. Erworben am 28.5.1993 von Wolfgang Rittig, Schwelm.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick I, 1701-13, two-thirds thaler of 1711, Magdeburg mint. Nice patina, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at Magdeburg 1706-13. Despite the generally small issue, it is much more available than the contemporary thalers. | ||
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This specimen was lot 3187 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €700 (about US$974 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. 2/3 Taler 1711, HFH, Magdeburg. Münzmeister Heinrich Friedrich Halter. Hübsche Patina, fast vorzüglich. Erworben am 28.5.1993 von Wolfgang Rittig, Schwelm. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, two-thirds thaler of 1711, Magdeburg mint. Nice patina, about extremely fine.)"
This type was struck at Magdeburg 1706-13. Despite the generally small issue, it is much more available than the contemporary thalers.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 17.32 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 17.65 g.
Catalog reference: KM 67, Dav-293; v. Schr. 141; Olding 39 e.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Pragungen der Konige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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