Prussia 1751-A 1/6 thaler
This specimen was lot 3394 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €140 (about US$195 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/6 Reichstaler preuß. 1751, A, Berlin. Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. Erworben am 25.10.2006 von Manfred Olding, Osnabrück. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one-sixth thaler of 1751, Berlin mint. Extremely rare, minor field marks, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1750-55 at several mints.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.35 g, 0.521 fine silver, this specimen 5.45 g.
Catalog reference: KM 252 (armored bust), Olding 22; Kluge 86.1.
- 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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- 1750-A 1/6 thaler
- 1750-B 1/6 thaler
- 1751-A 1/48 thaler
- 1751-C stuber
- 1751-B 2 groschel
- 1751-E 3 groscher
- 1751-B 1/24 thaler, date on obverse
- 1751-A 1/12 thaler
- 1751-B 1/12 thaler
- 1751-C 1/12 thaler
- 1751-B 1/6 thaler
- 1751-E 18 groscher
- 1751-W E 18 groscher
- 1751-B quarter thaler
- 1751-B half thaler
- 1751-C half thaler
- 1751-A thaler
- 1751-B thaler
- 1751-C thaler
- 1751-ICM thaler, Royal Asiatic Society
- 1751-A halb friedrichs d’or
- 1751-B halb friedrichs d’or
- 1751-A friedrichs d'or
- 1751-B friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1751-C friedrichs d'or, uniformed bust
- 1752-A 1/6 thaler, armored bust
- 1752-A 1/6 thaler, bare bust
- 1752-B 1/6 thaler
- 1752-F 1/6 thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1751