Hohenzollern-Hechingen 1844 2 thaler Dav-716

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Heritage sale 3021, lot 20660
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This specimen was lot 20660 in Heritage sale 3021 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $3,995. The catalog description[2] noted, "Hohenzollern-Hechingen. Friedrich Wilhelm Constantin 2 Taler 1844, MS63 NGC, deep russet and magenta patina, very scarce type from this Principality which was absorbed into Prussia in 1849." This type is reported for 1844-46. As the thaler shrank from the convention thaler (28.06 g) to the vereinsthaler (18.52 g), the double thaler came back into fashion for commemoratives.

Recorded mintage: 2,346.

Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-716; KM-46.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [2]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3021, featuring the Cecil Webster, Richard P. Ariagno and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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