Lippe-Detmold 1843-A 2 thaler Dav-724

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 662

This specimen was lot 662 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $1,762.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Lippe-Detmold. 2 Taler, 1843-A. NGC MS-64. Finest certified example. Sharply struck with iridescent toning and reflective surfaces. A handsome example. From the Rockaway Collection." This double thaler, issued 1843 only, is the only double thaler issued from this locale in the nineteenth century. Tho not cheap, it is more available than many issues from other states.

Recorded mintage: 17,000.

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

Catalog reference: Dav-724; KM-250.

Source:

• 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.
• 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:

• 1825-T 1½ pfennig
• Baden 1843 double thaler
• Bavaria 1843 double thaler
• Bavaria 1843 double thaler, opening of the Academy
• Frankfurt 1843 double thaler, city view
• Frankfurt 1843 double thaler, eagle and value
• Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1843 double thaler
• Reuss-Schleiz 1843-A double thaler
• Saxe-Altenburg 1843-G double thaler
• Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1843-G double thaler
• Wurttemberg 1843 double thaler
• 1847-A 2½ silbergroschen
• 1860 thaler
• return to coinage of German States, Lippe-Detmold
• Coins and currency dated 1843