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[[Image:K353-3495.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 3495]]
 
[[Image:K353-3495.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 3495]]
  
This specimen was lot 3495 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €85 (about US$118 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/2 Reichstaler preuß. 1767, B, Breslau. Sehr schön. Erworben im Jahr 2000 von Manfred Olding, Osnabrück.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, half thaler of 1767, Breslau mint. Very fine.)"</blockquote> Half thalers were not a common denomination in Prussia. This type was minted at Berlin, Königsberg, Breslau and Magdeburg 1764-67 and is somewhat available.
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This specimen was lot 3495 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €85 (about US$118 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/2 Reichstaler preuß. 1767, B, Breslau. Sehr schön. Erworben im Jahr 2000 von Manfred Olding, Osnabrück.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, half thaler of 1767, Breslau mint. Very fine.)"</blockquote> Half thalers were not a common denomination in Prussia. This type was minted at Berlin, Königsberg, Breslau and Magdeburg 1764-67 and is somewhat available.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
''Specification:'' 11.13 g, .750 fine silver, this specimen is 10.96 g.  
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''Specification:'' 11.13 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen is 10.96 g.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 304, Olding 87; Kluge 138.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 304, Olding 87; Kluge 138.  
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* [[Prussia 1767-A 3 gute pfennig|1767-A 3 gute pfennig]]
 
* [[Prussia 1767-A 3 gute pfennig|1767-A 3 gute pfennig]]
 
* [[Prussia 1767-D mariengroschen|1767-D mariengroschen]]
 
* [[Prussia 1767-D mariengroschen|1767-D mariengroschen]]
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* [[Prussia 1767-A thaler Dav-2586|1767-A thaler]]
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* [[Prussia 1767-B thaler Dav-2586|1767-B thaler]]
 
* [[Prussia 1767 thaler Dav-2596|1767 "Levant" thaler, bare bust]]
 
* [[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]]

Latest revision as of 13:08, 19 September 2025

Künker sale 353, lot 3495

This specimen was lot 3495 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €85 (about US$118 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/2 Reichstaler preuß. 1767, B, Breslau. Sehr schön. Erworben im Jahr 2000 von Manfred Olding, Osnabrück. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, half thaler of 1767, Breslau mint. Very fine.)"

Half thalers were not a common denomination in Prussia. This type was minted at Berlin, Königsberg, Breslau and Magdeburg 1764-67 and is somewhat available.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.13 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen is 10.96 g.

Catalog reference: KM 304, Olding 87; Kluge 138.

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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