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This specimen was lot 3546 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €40 (about US$56 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/6 Reichstaler preuß. 1765, F, Magdeburg. Berliner Typ. Fast sehr schön. Exemplar der Lagerliste Fritz Rudolf Künker 52, Osnabrück 1982, Nr. 374.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-sixth thaler of 1765, Magdeburg mint, Berlin bust. About very fine.)"</blockquote> The regular 1/6 thaler (KM 299) was struck 1764-70, 1780 and 1786 at Berlin, Cleve, Breslau and Königsberg and is common. The Magdeburg mint used a different bust, shown here, 1764-78.
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This specimen was lot 3546 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €40 (about US$56 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/6 Reichstaler preuß. 1765, F, Magdeburg. Berliner Typ. Fast sehr schön. Exemplar der Lagerliste Fritz Rudolf Künker 52, Osnabrück 1982, Nr. 374.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-sixth thaler of 1765, Magdeburg mint, Berlin bust. About very fine.)"</blockquote> The regular 1/6 thaler (KM 299) was struck 1764-70, 1780 and 1786 at Berlin, Cleve, Breslau and Königsberg and is common. The Magdeburg mint used a different bust, shown here, 1764-78.
  
 
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Latest revision as of 23:33, 30 November 2024

Künker sale 353, lot 3546

This specimen was lot 3546 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €40 (about US$56 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/6 Reichstaler preuß. 1765, F, Magdeburg. Berliner Typ. Fast sehr schön. Exemplar der Lagerliste Fritz Rudolf Künker 52, Osnabrück 1982, Nr. 374. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-sixth thaler of 1765, Magdeburg mint, Berlin bust. About very fine.)"

The regular 1/6 thaler (KM 299) was struck 1764-70, 1780 and 1786 at Berlin, Cleve, Breslau and Königsberg and is common. The Magdeburg mint used a different bust, shown here, 1764-78.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.35 g, 0.521 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, this specimen is 5,13 g.

Catalog reference: KM 300, Kluge 160.2; Olding 129.

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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