Prussia 1750-B thaler Dav-2583
This specimen was lot 685 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $440.63. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. Taler, 1750-B. NGC AU-58. Finest certified specimen. Toned. Nice strike. From the Rockaway Collection." This type, issued from Breslau and Berlin 1750-52, is the second thaler issued by Frederick the Great after the very rare type of 1741 (Dav-2581). Despite the bold label, "EIN REICHS THALER," it was not, being reduced in weight and fineness. In 1750, the mints were reorganized and the mintmaster's initials dropped in favor of mintmarks (A = Berlin, B = Breslau, C = Cleve, D = Aurich, E = Konigsberg, F = Magdeburg and G = Stettin).
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 22.72 g, 0.750 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-2583; KM 256.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- [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.
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