Prussia 1756-F 1/6 thaler
This specimen was lot 3455 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, 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: Pragungen der Konige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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