Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1843 2 thaler Dav-718

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Kunker sale 263, part of lot 963

This specimen was lot 963 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €700 (about US$904 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOHENZOLLERN-SIGMARINGEN, FÜRSTENTUM Carl, 1831-1848. Vereinsdoppeltaler 1843. Winz. Kratzer, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Charles, 1831-48, double union thaler of 1843. Minor scratches, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type of 1841-43 is among the final issues of this principality. The prince abdicated in favor of Prussia in 1849.

Recorded mintage: 2,857.

Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-718; AKS 8; Kahnt 275; Thun 206, KM 20.

Source:

  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.

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