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This specimen was lot 3289 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €90 (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. 1/12 Taler 1716, HFH, Magdeburg. Münzmeister Heinrich Friedrich Halter. RR Leicht berieben, sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, 1/12 thaler of 1716, Magdeburg mint. Very rare, lightly polished, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1714-18 at Magdeburg and seems to be common.
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This specimen was lot 3289 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €90 (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. 1/12 Taler 1716, HFH, Magdeburg. Münzmeister Heinrich Friedrich Halter. RR Leicht berieben, sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, 1/12 thaler of 1716, Magdeburg mint. Very rare, lightly polished, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1714-18 at Magdeburg and seems to be common.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Latest revision as of 16:18, 30 November 2024

Künker sale 353, lot 3289

This specimen was lot 3289 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €90 (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. 1/12 Taler 1716, HFH, Magdeburg. Münzmeister Heinrich Friedrich Halter. RR Leicht berieben, sehr schön. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, 1/12 thaler of 1716, Magdeburg mint. Very rare, lightly polished, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1714-18 at Magdeburg and seems to be common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.60 g, 0.437 fine silver, 23-24 mm diameter, this specimen 3.39 g.

Catalog reference: KM 124, v. Schr. 384; Olding 265 Anm. 1.

Source:

  • 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: 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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