Prussia 1774-E 1/3 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3527

This specimen was lot 3527 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €50 (about US$70 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. 1774, E, Königsberg. Berliner Typ. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Möller 14, Kassel 1994, Nr. 1346. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one third thaler of 1774, Königsberg mint, Berlin type. Planchet flaws, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1764-74 at Berlin, Breslau, Konigsberg and Magdeburg, this is a common date. One third thaler was half a gulden.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.666 fine silver, this specimen is 8,29 g.

Catalog reference: KM 303, Olding 113; Kluge 146.4.

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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