Anhalt-Dessau 1863-A thaler Dav-510
This specimen was lot 1216 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 180 (about US$237 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Vereinstaler 1863. Berlin Vereinigung der Herzogtümer. Fast FDC. (Anhalt-Dessau, union thaler of 1863, Berlin mint, on the union of the duchies, choice uncirculated.)"
This commemorative honored the merger of Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Bernburg. In 1871, with the successful conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War, the currency was reformed to use pfennig and marks and the taler was dropped, tho it remained legal tender at three mark until the 1880's.
Recorded mintage: 50,000.
Specification: 18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver, .536 troy oz ASW, lettered edge, this specimen 18.51 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-510; KM-15; Kahnt 11. Thun 11.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
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