Prussia 1791-B thaler Dav-2599

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70154

This specimen was lot 70154 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2020), where it sold for $432. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. Taler, 1791-B. Breslau Mint. Friedrich Wilhelm II. PCGS AU-58 Gold Shield. Exhibiting hardly any handling or wear, this attractively toned piece presents a charming russet nature atop its otherwise steel gray surfaces." This type was struck 1791-97 at Berlin, Breslau (shown here) and Königsberg.

Recorded mintage: 701,712 (including Dav-2597A).

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2599A; KM-360.2; J-25.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The May 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

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