Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1848-A 1/12 thaler

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 22713

This specimen was lot 22713 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Mecklenburg-Schwerin. 1/6 Taler, 1848-A. Berlin Mint. PCGS MS-66 Secure Holder. One year type. A real beauty. Needle sharp strike with light grey tone and strong underlying luster." This is the only issue of the denomination from this state in the 19th century.

Recorded mintage: 136,254.

Specification: 5.35 g, .520 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-303; Jaeger-54.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

Link to:

• 1848-A thaler
• 1852-A 1/48 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1848
• return to coins of German States, Mecklenburg-Schwerin