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August 2015 ANA Auction - Session A 12 August 2015
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GERMANY. Prussia. 2 Frederick d'Or, 1806-A. Friedrich Wilhelm III (1797-1840). NGC MS-63.
Fr-2421; KM-381. Finest graded by a twenty-three point margin. An exhilarating piece to behold, possessing nearly everything a collector could possibly want in a rare coin. Struck during a particular dark year for Prussia, as Napoleon crushed the Prussian army at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt. As a result, Frederick William III was forced to seek refuge in East Prussia while also seeking assistance from Tsar Alexander I of Russia. In addition to losing most of their Polish territories, the Prussians were forced to pay indemnities to help pay for the French troops occupying their own country. And yet, in spite of all the calamity occurring in nearly every corner of the state, this breathtaking coin somehow fell from the mint presses in Berlin that year. The state of preservation is simply mind-boggling, with nearly proof-like fields bouncing light effortlessly off the fields of the coin while frosty surfaces take up residence on all of the devices. Razor sharp details throughout, producing a masterpiece that is simply unsurpassed in beauty. For a collection of only the finest Prussian coinage available, this coin is certain to be a welcome addition. NGC MS-63+.
Estimate: $15000.00- $18000.00
Fr-2421; KM-381. Finest graded by a twenty-three point margin. An exhilarating piece to behold, possessing nearly everything a collector could possibly want in a rare coin. Struck during a particular dark year for Prussia, as Napoleon crushed the Prussian army at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt. As a result, Frederick William III was forced to seek refuge in East Prussia while also seeking assistance from Tsar Alexander I of Russia. In addition to losing most of their Polish territories, the Prussians were forced to pay indemnities to help pay for the French troops occupying their own country. And yet, in spite of all the calamity occurring in nearly every corner of the state, this breathtaking coin somehow fell from the mint presses in Berlin that year. The state of preservation is simply mind-boggling, with nearly proof-like fields bouncing light effortlessly off the fields of the coin while frosty surfaces take up residence on all of the devices. Razor sharp details throughout, producing a masterpiece that is simply unsurpassed in beauty. For a collection of only the finest Prussian coinage available, this coin is certain to be a welcome addition. NGC MS-63+.
Estimate: $15000.00- $18000.00