Prussia 1797-B thaler Dav-2599

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Künker sale 353, lot 3905

This specimen was lot 3905 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €500 (about US$696 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797. Reichstaler preuß. 1797, B, Breslau. Leicht justiert, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William II, 1786-97, thaler of 1797, Breslau mint. Lightly adjusted, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1791-97 at Berlin, Breslau and Konigsberg.

Recorded mintage: 59,981.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 22.13 g.

Catalog reference: KM 360.2, Dav-2599; J. 25; Olding 7.

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]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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