Prussia 1754-B 1/12 thaler
This specimen was lot 346 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €320 (about US$431 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/12 Taler 1754, B, Breslau. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Feine Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II (the Great), 1740-86, twelfth thaler of 1754, Breslau mint. Very scarce, especially in this quality. Proof example, fine patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1752-55 and 1763 from Berlin, Breslau (shown here), Stettin and Königsberg.
Recorded mintage: 1,301,401.
Specification: 3.34 g, 0.437 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Old. 46 c; v. Schr. 328; Kluge 103.2, KM-268.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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- 1754-E schilling
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- 1754-St E 6 groscher
- 1754-A 8 gute groschen
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- 1754-E 1/6 thaler
- 1754-E 18 groscher, armored bust
- 1754-E 18 groscher, crowned bust
- 1754-A ⅓ thaler
- 1754-A ducat
- 1755-A copper pfennig
- 1755-A copper 3 pfennig
- 1755-C 4 kreuzer = batzen
- 1755-B 6 kreuzer, crowned bust
- 1755-B 18 kreuzer, crowned bust
- 1755-B 18 kreuzer, crowned bust with sword
- 1755-A 8 gute groschen
- Prussia 1755 thaler Dav-2592
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