Prussia 1752-B friedrichs d'or Fr-2400
This specimen was lot 111 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 5,500 CHF (about US$6,600 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Brandenburg/Prussia, Friedrich II. 1740-1786. Friedrichs dor 1752 B, Breslau. Brustbild im Harnisch mit Ordensband und Kreuz nach rechts. Rv. Gekrönter Adler auf Schild mit B zwischen Fahnen und Waffen, im Abschnitt die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 52. Sehr seltene Variante mit 2 Spitzen auf jeder Seite der Waffengruppe. Fast vorzüglich. Winzige Prüfspur am Rand. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II, 1740-86, frederick d'or of 1752, Breslau mint. Obverse: armored bust with sash and cross to right; reverse: crowned eagle rising over piled arms. Very rare variety with two spears poking out of the piled arms. About extremely fine, Minimal test mark on the edge.)"
Altho Frederick began his reign by minting ducats, in 1741 he switched to friedrichs d'or, a renamed version of the wilhelm d'or minted by his father. The early issues are rare but the coin later came to be quite common and was imitated by other North German states as a five thaler gold coin. This type was struck 1750-57 and 1764 at Breslau.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 6.62 g.
Catalog reference: Olding 413a Anm. III. Kluge zu 42.3 (dort mit 3 Spitzen). Fr-2400, KM 948 (listed under Silesia).
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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- 1751-A halb friedrichs d’or
- 1751-B halb friedrichs d’or
- 1751-B friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1751-C friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1752-D quarter stuber, date on obverse
- 1752-D quarter stuber, date on reverse
- 1752-F 4 gute pfennig
- 1752-D 4 pfennig
- 1752-E groschen
- 1752-B kreuzer
- 1752-B 3 kreuzer
- 1752-B 2 groschel
- 1752-D mariengroschen
- 1752-F mariengroschen
- 1752-F 2 mariengroschen
- 1752-F 4 mariengroschen
- 1752-D 2 mariengroschen
- 1752-W E 3 groscher
- 1752-S E 6 groscher
- 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-A 1/12 thaler, bare bust
- 1752-B 1/12 thaler
- 1752-C 1/12 thaler
- 1752-D 1/12 thaler
- 1752-F 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 18 kreuzer
- 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-C friedrichs d'or
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