Prussia 1800-A 1/3 thaler

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from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22386
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This specimen was lot 22386 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Prussia. 1/3 Taler, 1800-A. PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder. Good strike, lightly toned with strong underlying luster." This type was struck 1800-09 while Prussia was losing the Napoleonic Wars.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.666 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-380.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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