Furstenberg 1804-CH thaler Dav-656
This specimen was lot 1281 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 2,250 CHF (about US$3,264 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Fürstenberg, Fürstentum, Karl Joachim, 1796-1804. Konventionstaler 1804, Stuttgart. Münzmeister Johann Christian Heuglin. Stempelschneider Johann Ludwig Wagner. Selten. Nur 388 Exemplare geprägt. Gutes vorzüglich. Übliche kleine Schrötlingsfehler. (Germany, principality of Furstenberg, Charles Joachim, 1796-1804, convention thaler of 1804, Stuttgart mint. Rare. Only 388 specimens struck, About Uncirculated, Usual minor flan flaws.)"
The SCWC catalogs this under Fürstenberg-Stühlingen, a partition of Fürstenberg that vanished in 1744. The Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg line was the only one to survive until mediatization in 1806, when most of its domain went to Baden. This is the only thaler from the nineteenth century.
Recorded mintage: 388.
Specifications: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.98 g.
Catalog reference: KM 41, Dollinger 49. Kahnt 185. Thun 149. Dav-656.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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