Prussia 1800-A thaler Dav-755

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Künker sale 353, lot 3967

This specimen was lot 3967 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €550 (about US$766 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. Taler 1800, A. Mit Signatur L am Armabschnitt (Stempelschneider Daniel Friedrich Loos). Leicht justiert, vorzüglich/Stempelglanz. Erworben am 29.6.1970. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William III, 1797-1840, thaler of 1800, with initial "L" below the bust. Lightly adjusted, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck at Berlin and Breslau 1797-1809 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 22,11 g.

Catalog reference: KM 368, Dav-755; Kahnt 361; Thun 242; J. 29; Olding 102 a.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [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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