Prussia 1752-F 1/12 thaler

Künker sale 353, lot 3457

This specimen was lot 3457 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €25 (about US$35 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/12 Taler 1752, F, Magdeburg. Schön-sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Galerie des Monnaies 25, Düsseldorf 1981, Nr. 319. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-twelfth thaler of 1752, Magdeburg mint. Very fine.)"

This type was struck in large numbers at several mints 1750-55. Many varieties exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specification: 3.34 g, 0.437 fine silver, this specimen 3.68 g.

Catalog reference: KM-251; Olding 65; Kluge 107.1.

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: 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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• 1751-B 1/12 thaler
• 1751-C 1/12 thaler
• 1752-A pfennig
• 1752-A 3 pfennig
• 1752-A 1/48 thaler
• 1752-B 1/48 thaler
• (1752)-A 1/24 thaler, muled dies
• 1752-A 1/24 thaler, date on reverse
• 1752-F 1/24 thaler
• 1752-A 1/12 thaler, bare bust
• 1752-B 1/12 thaler
• 1752-C 1/12 thaler
• 1752-D 1/12 thaler
• 1752-A 1/6 thaler, armored bust
• 1752-A 1/6 thaler, bare bust
• 1752-B 1/6 thaler
• 1752-F 1/6 thaler
• 1752-E 18 groscher
• 1752-S E 18 groscher
• 1752-B quarter thaler
• 1752-B half thaler
• 1752-A thaler
• 1752-C thaler
• 1752-A halb friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
• 1752-A halb friedrichs d'or, bare bust
• 1752-B halb friedrichs d'or
• 1752-A friedrichs d'or, bare bust
• 1752-A friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
• 1752-B friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
• 1752-C friedrichs d'or
• 1753-A 1/12 thaler
• 1753-B 1/12 thaler
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