Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1844 2 thaler Dav-719

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 659

This specimen was lot 659 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $1,645. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. 2 Taler, 1844. NGC MS-62. Finest certified example. Dark toning with reflective underlying luster. Sharply struck and very attractive. From the Rockaway Collection." This type of 1844-47 is among the final issues of this principality. The prince abdicated in favor of Prussia in 1849.

Recorded mintage: 3,300.

Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: Dav-719; KM-23.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

Links to:

• 1843 double thaler
• Baden 1844 double thaler, Karl Friedrich statue
• Bavaria 1844 double thaler, Feldherrnhalle
• Hesse-Darmstadt 1844 double thaler
• Hohenzollern-Hechingen 1844 double thaler
• Reuss-Obergreiz 1844-A double thaler
• 1846 half gulden
• Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1848-D 2 gulden Dav-720
• return to coinage of German States, Hohenzollern
• Coins and currency dated 1844