Prussia 1783-E thaler Dav-2590
This specimen was lot 358 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,752 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Reichstaler preuß. 1783, E, Königsberg. Leicht justiert, vorzüglich Exemplar der Slg. Bernhard Terletzki. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II (the Great), 1740-86, thaler of 1783, Königsberg mint. Light adjustment marks, extremely fine, from the Bernhard Terletzki collection)"
This type was struck 1775-86 at Berlin, Breslau and Königsberg (shown here). It is common in circulated condition, tho Königsberg issues obtain a slight premium.
Recorded mintage: 170,894.
Specification: 22.72 g, 0.750 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-2590, Olding 111 b 2; Kluge 132.3, KM-332.3.
- 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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