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[[Image:K353-3492.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 3492]] | [[Image:K353-3492.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 3492]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3492 in Künker sale 353 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3492 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €4,200 (about US$5,845 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Reichstaler preuß. 1768, B, Breslau. Berliner Typ. Auf der rechten Seite der Waffengruppe 4 Spitzen. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Winter 56, Düsseldorf 1989, Nr. 161.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, thaler of 1768, Breslau mint, Berlin type. The right weapons group has four points. Scarce in this quality, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This "reichs thaler" was struck at Berlin, Breslau, Konigsberg, Magdeburg and Aurich 1764-74. Breslau is the most common mint after Berlin. Spent rather than hoarded, these thalers normally come heavily worn. |
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* [[Prussia 1767-B 1/2 thaler|1767-B half thaler]] | * [[Prussia 1767-B 1/2 thaler|1767-B half thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Prussia 1767-A thaler Dav-2586|1767-A thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Prussia 1767-B thaler Dav-2586|1767-B thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Prussia 1767 thaler Dav-2596|1767 "Levant" thaler, bare bust]] | ||
* [[Prussia 1767 thaler Dav-2594|1767 "Albertus" thaler]] | * [[Prussia 1767 thaler Dav-2594|1767 "Albertus" thaler]] | ||
* [[Prussia 1767 thaler Dav-2595|1767 "Levant" thaler]] | * [[Prussia 1767 thaler Dav-2595|1767 "Levant" thaler]] | ||
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* [[Prussia 1769-B groschel|1769-B groschel]] | * [[Prussia 1769-B groschel|1769-B groschel]] | ||
* [[Prussia 1769-B 1/2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2409|1769-B ''halb friedrichs d'or'']] | * [[Prussia 1769-B 1/2 friedrichs d'or Fr-2409|1769-B ''halb friedrichs d'or'']] | ||
| + | * [[Prussia 1769-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2406|1769-A ''friedrichs d'or'']] | ||
* [[Prussia 1769-B friedrichs d'or Fr-2407|1769-B ''friedrichs d'or'']] | * [[Prussia 1769-B friedrichs d'or Fr-2407|1769-B ''friedrichs d'or'']] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1768]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1768]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]] | [[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:08, 19 September 2025
This specimen was lot 3492 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €4,200 (about US$5,845 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Reichstaler preuß. 1768, B, Breslau. Berliner Typ. Auf der rechten Seite der Waffengruppe 4 Spitzen. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Winter 56, Düsseldorf 1989, Nr. 161. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, thaler of 1768, Breslau mint, Berlin type. The right weapons group has four points. Scarce in this quality, extremely fine.)"
This "reichs thaler" was struck at Berlin, Breslau, Konigsberg, Magdeburg and Aurich 1764-74. Breslau is the most common mint after Berlin. Spent rather than hoarded, these thalers normally come heavily worn.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen is 22,10 g.
Catalog reference: KM 306.3, Dav-2586; Olding 85 a; Kluge 125.5.
- 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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- 1767-B half thaler
- 1767-A thaler
- 1767-B thaler
- 1767 "Levant" thaler, bare bust
- 1767 "Albertus" thaler
- 1767 "Levant" thaler
- 1768-A guter pfennig
- 1768-E 2 groscher
- 1768-F 1/12 thaler
- 1768-B quarter thaler
- 1768-B ⅓ thaler
- 1768-A thaler
- 1768-A friedrichs d'or
- 1769-B groschel
- 1769-B halb friedrichs d'or
- 1769-A friedrichs d'or
- 1769-B friedrichs d'or
- Coins and currency dated 1768