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| − | This specimen was lot 3703 in Künker sale 353 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3703 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €600 (about US$835 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/2 Stüber 1782, ohne Münzzeichen, Berlin. Prägung für die westlichen Landesteile. RR Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Manfred Olding, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 10, Osnabrück 1988, Nr. 450. Dieses Stück ist eine Nachahmung der Halbstüber des Fürsten Georg Albrecht von Ostfriesland (1708-1734), die beim Volk besonders beliebt waren.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, half stuber of 1782, struck at Berlin without mintmark for the western provinces. Very rare, about extremely fine. This piece is an imitation of the half-stuber of Prince Georg Albrecht von Ostfriesland (1708-1734), which were particularly popular with the people.)"</blockquote> The design of this type, lifted from the old KM 156, was not used on any other coin of the regime. It is rare and the last of its denomination. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 54,000 for 1781-82. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 54,000 for 1781-82. | ||
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* [[Prussia 1781-A 3 gute pfennig|1781-A 3 gute pfennig]] | * [[Prussia 1781-A 3 gute pfennig|1781-A 3 gute pfennig]] | ||
* [[Prussia 1781-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2411|1781-A ''friedrichs d'or'']] | * [[Prussia 1781-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2411|1781-A ''friedrichs d'or'']] | ||
| + | * [[Prussia 1782-A 3 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Prussia 1782-B 3 kreuzer|1782-B 3 kreuzer]] | ||
* [[Prussia 1782-A 1/24 thaler|1782-A 1/24 thaler]] | * [[Prussia 1782-A 1/24 thaler|1782-A 1/24 thaler]] | ||
* [[Prussia 1782-A thaler Dav-2590|1782-A thaler]] | * [[Prussia 1782-A thaler Dav-2590|1782-A thaler]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:15, 18 July 2025
This specimen was lot 3703 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €600 (about US$835 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/2 Stüber 1782, ohne Münzzeichen, Berlin. Prägung für die westlichen Landesteile. RR Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Manfred Olding, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 10, Osnabrück 1988, Nr. 450. Dieses Stück ist eine Nachahmung der Halbstüber des Fürsten Georg Albrecht von Ostfriesland (1708-1734), die beim Volk besonders beliebt waren. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, half stuber of 1782, struck at Berlin without mintmark for the western provinces. Very rare, about extremely fine. This piece is an imitation of the half-stuber of Prince Georg Albrecht von Ostfriesland (1708-1734), which were particularly popular with the people.)"
The design of this type, lifted from the old KM 156, was not used on any other coin of the regime. It is rare and the last of its denomination.
Recorded mintage: 54,000 for 1781-82.
Specification: billon, this specimen is 0,71 g.
Catalog reference: KM 260 (listed under East Friesland), Olding 270; Kluge 281.2.
- 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.
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