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Latest revision as of 15:26, 14 January 2026
This specimen was lot 3455 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,253 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/6 Reichstaler preuß. 1756, F, Magdeburg. Äußerst selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Kl. Prägeschwäche am Rand, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 119, Berlin 2007, Nr. 518. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-sixth thaler of 1756, Magdeburg mint. Very scarce, especially in this quality, slightly weakly struck on the rim, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck at several mints 1752-59, 1763-64. Many varieties exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.
Specification: 5.35 g, 0.521 fine silver, this specimen 5.53 g.
Catalog reference: KM 269, Olding 64; Kluge 97.2.
- 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.
Link to:
- 1754-B 1/6 thaler
- 1754-E 1/6 thaler
- 1755-C 1/24 thaler
- 1755-B 1/12 thaler
- Prussia 1756-B kreuzer struck in gold (KM Pn2)
- 1756-B groschel
- 1756-B 18 kreuzer, crowned bust with sword
- 1756-B 18 kreuzer, crowned bust
- 1756-D mariengroschen, struck in gold
- 1756-D 4 mariengroschen, struck in gold
- 1756-A E 6 groscher, armored bust
- 1756-E 6 groscher, armored bust
- 1756-S E 6 groscher, armored bust
- 1756-E 6 groscher, crowned bust
- 1756-A 8 gute groschen
- 1756-D 8 gute groschen
- 1756-A 1/48 thaler
- 1756-A 1/24 thaler
- 1756-F 1/24 thaler
- 1756-A 1/6 thaler
- 1756-C 1/6 thaler
- 1756-A E 18 groscher
- 1756-A halb friedrichs d’or, uniformed bust
- 1756-A friedrichs d’or, bare bust
- 1756-B friedrichs d’or, uniformed bust
- 1757-F 1/6 thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1756