Prussia 1799-A thaler Dav-2603

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Künker sale 263, lot 709

This specimen was lot 709 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €260 (about US$336 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Taler 1799, A, Berlin. Min. justiert, vorzüglich +. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, thaler of 1799, Berlin mint. Minor adjustment marks, extremely fine or better.)"

This type was issued 1797-1809 at Berlin (shown here), Breslau and Glatz and is common in worn condition.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, .537 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Dav-2603 (also Dav-755), J. 29, KM 368.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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