Hesse-Darmstadt 1840 2 thaler Dav-702

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Künker sale 386, lot 5272

This specimen was lot 5272 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,292 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HESSEN-DARMSTADT, LANDGRAFSCHAFT, SEIT 1806 GROSSHERZOGTUM, Ludwig II. 1830-1848. Vereinsdoppeltaler 1840. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, fast Stempelglanz. (landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Louis II, 1830-48, double union thaler of 1840. Outstanding example, handsome patina, about uncirculated.)"

This type was issued 1839-42 and is fairly expensive, considering its substantial mintage. Hesse struck coinage to the unified empire standard after 1871.

Recorded mintage: 367,600.

Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver, 1.074 troy oz ASW, lettered edge, this specimen 37.10 g.

Catalog reference: KM 310, AKS 46; Dav-702; AKS 99; Kahnt 264; Thun 195.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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