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Revision as of 15:12, 14 November 2021
This specimen was part of lot 3480 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), which sold for €120 (about US$167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. ...b) 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. 1773 A, Berlin. Berliner Typ. Erworben am 31.1.1968. 2 Stück., Sehr schön. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one third thaler of 1773, Berlin mint. [One of] two pieces, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1764-74 at Berlin, Breslau, Konigsberg and Magdeburg, this is a common date. One third thaler was half a gulden.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.35 g, 0.666 fine silver, this specimen is 8,21 g.
Catalog reference: KM 303, Kluge 142.4; Olding 75.
- 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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