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[[Image:Prussia SA32-1204o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stephen Album sale 32, lot 1204]] | [[Image:Prussia SA32-1204o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stephen Album sale 32, lot 1204]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:SB126-47144o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale, lot 47144]] | ||
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| − | + | The first specimen was lot 1204 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "PRUSSIA: Friedrich II, 1740-1786, AR 1/24 thaler, 1782-A, struck in Berlin, PCGS graded MS65, ex Don Erickson Collection." This type was struck 1764-69 and 1781-86 at three mints and is very common. It equalled one groschen. It accompanied a 1/48 thaler (KM 327), a 1/12 thaler (KM 298, last struck 1771) and a 1/6 thaler (KM 299, last struck 1780). The second specimen was lot 47144 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $85. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. Prussia. 1/24 Taler, 1782-A. Berlin Mint. Friedrich II. PCGS MS-63. From the G.L. Hermann Collection." | |
''Recorded mintage:'' 6,041,462. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 6,041,462. | ||
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018. | ||
| + | * <sup>[2]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection'', Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025. | ||
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* [[Prussia 1781-B 1/24 thaler|1781-B 1/24 thaler]] | * [[Prussia 1781-B 1/24 thaler|1781-B 1/24 thaler]] | ||
* [[Prussia 1782-A 3 kreuzer]] | * [[Prussia 1782-A 3 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Prussia 1782-B 3 kreuzer|1782-B 3 kreuzer]] | ||
* [[Prussia 1782 1/2 stuber|1782 half stuber]] | * [[Prussia 1782 1/2 stuber|1782 half stuber]] | ||
* [[Prussia 1782-A thaler Dav-2590|1782-A thaler]] | * [[Prussia 1782-A thaler Dav-2590|1782-A thaler]] | ||
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* return to [[German States, Prussia]] | * return to [[German States, Prussia]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 32]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]] | + | [[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 32]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale]] |
Latest revision as of 10:37, 9 February 2026
The first specimen was lot 1204 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "PRUSSIA: Friedrich II, 1740-1786, AR 1/24 thaler, 1782-A, struck in Berlin, PCGS graded MS65, ex Don Erickson Collection." This type was struck 1764-69 and 1781-86 at three mints and is very common. It equalled one groschen. It accompanied a 1/48 thaler (KM 327), a 1/12 thaler (KM 298, last struck 1771) and a 1/6 thaler (KM 299, last struck 1780). The second specimen was lot 47144 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[2] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. 1/24 Taler, 1782-A. Berlin Mint. Friedrich II. PCGS MS-63. From the G.L. Hermann Collection."
Recorded mintage: 6,041,462.
Specification: 2.07 g, .222 fine silver, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-296.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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