Prussia 1795 thaler Dav-2600

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Künker sale 353, lot 3942

This specimen was lot 3942 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €360 (about US$501 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797. Konv.-Taler 1795, Berlin. Handelsmünze. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William II, 1786-97, convention thaler of 1795, Berlin mint, trade coin. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1794-95 for use as a trade coin as the reichs thaler did not circulate outside of Prussia. It does not seem to have been a success and the experiment was not repeated.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.868 fine silver, this specimen 27,96 g.

Catalog reference: KM 361, Dav-2600; J. 182; Olding 55.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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