Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1848-A thaler Dav-727
This specimen was lot 1106 in Jean Elsen sale 123 (Brussels, December 2014), where it sold for €120 (about US$174 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, MECKLEMBOURG-SCHWERIN, Friedrich Franz II (1842-1883), AR Taler, 1848 A, Petits coups. Très Beau à Superbe. (Grandy duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Frederick Francis II (1842-83) silver thaler of 1848. Small nicks, very fine to extremely fine.)"
Mecklenburg-Schwerin lies in the far north of Germany on the Baltic Sea. This type is fairly unusual as the state issued thalers only irregularly. The next thaler would be struck in 1864 (Dav-728).
Recorded mintage: 528,246.
Specification: 18.52 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: J., 55; A.K.S., 37; Thun, 214; KM 304, Dav-727.
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- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 123, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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