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[[Image:K353-3267.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 3267]] | [[Image:K353-3267.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 3267]] | ||
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| − | This specimen was lot 3267 in Künker sale 353 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3267 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,253 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. 2/3 Taler 1720, IGN, Berlin. Mit EL · BRAND · am Ende der Vorderseitenumschrift. 8,51 g. Münzmeister Johann Georg Neubauer. Feine Patina, sehr schön +. Erworben am 27.9.1970.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, ⅔ thaler of 1720, Berlin mint, with EL · BRAND · at the end of the obverse legend. Fine patina, very fine or better. Bought 1970.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1719-24 but this is a rare date. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 58,625. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 58,625. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| + | * Davenport, John S., ''Silver Gulden, 1559-1763,'' Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982. | ||
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>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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Latest revision as of 16:14, 30 November 2024
This specimen was lot 3267 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 Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. 2/3 Taler 1720, IGN, Berlin. Mit EL · BRAND · am Ende der Vorderseitenumschrift. 8,51 g. Münzmeister Johann Georg Neubauer. Feine Patina, sehr schön +. Erworben am 27.9.1970. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, ⅔ thaler of 1720, Berlin mint, with EL · BRAND · at the end of the obverse legend. Fine patina, very fine or better. Bought 1970.)"
This type was struck 1719-24 but this is a rare date.
Recorded mintage: 58,625.
Specification: 17.32 g, 0.750 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, this specimen 17,44 g.
Catalog reference: KM 178, Dav-301; v. Schr. 248; Olding 223.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- 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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