Prussia 1751-A 1/6 thaler

Künker sale 353, lot 3394

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This specimen was lot 3394 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €140 (about US$195 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/6 Reichstaler preuß. 1751, A, Berlin. Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. Erworben am 25.10.2006 von Manfred Olding, Osnabrück. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-sixth thaler of 1751, Berlin mint. Extremely rare, minor field marks, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1750-55 at several mints.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.35 g, 0.521 fine silver, this specimen 5.45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 252 (armored bust), Olding 22; Kluge 86.1.

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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