Munster 1801-CF 1/24 thaler
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This specimen was lot 1190 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "MÜNSTER: AR 1/24 thaler, 1801, mintmaster CF, PCGS graded MS63, ex Don Erickson Collection." The occasion of the death of bishop Maximilian Franz in 1801 marked the last issue of coinage from this state. Along with this groschen, a quarter thaler, half thaler (KM 212) and single thaler (Dav-733) were issued. All of the ecclesiastical states were mediatized by Napoleon and handed over to his allies in 1800-06. Munster was partitioned between Oldenburg, Hannover and Prussia.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon.
Catalog reference: KM-210.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
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