Munster 1801 thaler Dav-733
This specimen was lot 44 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,313 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Sedisvakanz 1801. Konv.-Taler 1801, Clausthal. RR Nur 200 Exemplare geprägt. Überdurchschnittlich gut ausgeprägt, min. justiert, kl. Stempelfehler, vorzüglich +. (bishopric of Munster, sede vacante, convention thaler of 1801, Clausthal mint. Very rare, only 200 pieces struck. Above average strike, minor adjustment marks, choice extremely fine.)"
The occasion of the death of bishop Maximilian Franz in 1801 marked the last issue of coinage from this state. Along with this thaler, a quarter thaler and half thaler (KM 212) were issued. All of the ecclesiastical states were mediatized by Napoleon and handed over to his allies in 1800-06.
Recorded mintage: 200.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-733; Schulze 268 a; Thun 218; Zepernick 229; Kahnt 297, KM 213.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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