Prussia 1795-A thaler Dav-2599

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Ponterio sale 169, lot 10329
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 10289 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $564. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. Taler, 1795-A. NGC MS-62. Friedrich Wilhelm II (1786-97). Toned. From the Demarete Collection." This type was issued 1791-97 at Berlin (shown here), Breslau and Königsberg and is common in worn condition.

Recorded mintage: 932,696.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2599; KM-360.1.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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